Generosity, as a mussar trait, is about the heart, not the action.  So we need to work toward actively cultivating the generous heart in whatever we can. It is so important that our hearts be open to the pain and needs of others, even if we cannot give $ or even time.  But caring, we [...]

The Gemarra deals with the topic of suffering.  Sometimes suffering is to eradicate past sins, and sometimes it creates a karmic debt whereby Hashem “owes” us so He gives us big things in return. We discuss whether certain things are definitively “suffering borne of love” or not  – including Chas V’Shalom the death of a [...]

Death is the bad eye.  It takes us out of the flow of life and encapsulates us in a sealed world where we are, in fact, in charge.  But of what? The opposite is ‘life’ – epitomized by King David.  King David lives!  How?  He had a good eye.  And he left us his legacy [...]

There are only two ways to look at our world – as a constant flow of communication from G-d or as an opportunity to selfishly grab all we can.  They are mutually exclusive.