Rabbi Dovid Schoonmaker
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Appreciating Effort: Part 3 – Mishpacha (opens the original)
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Over the past weeks, we have learned so much about going b’derech Hashem, and now this epic journey continues. Let us see the novel insights of the Ramak into the characteristic of Yashuv yerachameihu — “He will again have mercy on us.” “Behold, [Hashem] does not follow the traits of flesh and blood. If a person is angered by someone else, who then seeks to appease him, he is a bit appeased, [but without] the previous love. But if a person sinned [to G-d] and repents, his stature is greater with
Appreciating Others: Part 2 – Mishpacha (opens the original)
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The next middah we’ll explore is Ki chafeitz chesed hu — “For He desires kindness.” Here are some excerpts from the sefer Tomer Devorah by the Ramak, Rav Moshe Cordovero, followed by the key takeaways. “For He desires kindness” — in a known chamber, [there are] angels that are appointed to receive the kindnesses that a man does in this world. And when the middas hadin prosecutes against Israel, these angels immediately display this kindness, and [Hashem] has mercy upon Israel, since He desires k
To Walk in His Ways – Mishpacha (opens the original)
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I am very excited to share To Walk in His Ways, the next installment of the series on middos development through the eyes of the Tomer Devorah that we began together last Elul. Some will remember that we introduced the series last year, titled Course Correction, with these words: If you were to ask what is the source for the requirement to develop middos tovos and fulfill mitzvos bein adam l’chaveiro, most people would cite the pasuk “v’ahavta lerei’acha kamocha.” This is obviously true, but it
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