If my ox gores your ox, how much do I have to pay? It depends. Did it gore in my yard, in your yard, or on the street? Was this the first time it's gored, or has it gored before? Is this what G-d and Moses were talking about on Mt. Sinai?
Love your fellow as yourself
— Leviticus 19:18
A Super Bowl Symposium By Naftali Silberberg I called together a few people in the office for an impromptu football brainstorming session (a team game calls for a team effort...) Here are the results More »
At Mount Sinai, the Jewish people accepted the Torah out of awe; on Purim, they re-accepted it out of love
— Talmud
Living Now
We need tradition. Tradition preserves life. But it does not give life.
We need goals. Goals inspire life. But they are not life.
Life is here and now. To be alive, your here and now must touch the essence of your soul. To be alive, every moment must be a new life.
And so, our sages said, "Every day the Torah must be new to you."
For if it is not new, then it is not your life. And if it is not your life, then what is?
From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman. To order Tzvi's book, "Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.
Rabbi Freeman is available for public speaking and workshops. Read more on his bio page.
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