Weekly Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 18

February 10, 2024; 1 Adar 1, 5784 Sponsored anonymously L’Ilui Nishmas Sara Eidel Bas Mordechai

How does one  become more honest? The answer is that one should practice acts of kindness (Chessed).

In Tehillim 85:11 it states, “kindness and truth meet.” The Asher L’Shmuel in Shaar HaChessed (p. 168) writes that the simple explanation of this verse is that a direct repercussion of engaging in Chessed is the development of the quality of Emes. 

It is also interesting to note that people perceive those that are kind to be honest and trustworthy. In a recent Gallup poll (Dec. 2, 2022), a sample of people were surveyed regarding how much they trusted others in various professions...

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 17

February 3, 2024; 24 Shevat, 5784 Sponsored anonymously L’Ilui Nishmas Sara Eidel Bas Mordechai

Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman ZT”L was once walking with Rav Yisroel Meir Friedman Ben-Shalom ZT”L and found a coin lying on the road. Rav Shteinman picked it up and was intent on keeping it. Sensing his intent, Rabbi Friedman Ben-Shalom, a scion of the Ruzhyn Chasidic dynasty, remarked that it is the custom to give "found money" to Tzedakah. It is best not to keep it, since we cannot be sure of the origin of the money and that it was not stolen.

Rav Shteinman disagreed. "On the contrary," he said. “This is the most honest money in the world...

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 16

January 27, 2024; 17 Shevat, 5784 Sponsored anonymously L’Ilui Nishmas Sara Eidel Bas Mordechai

And Moshe took with him the bones of Yoseph, who had exacted an oath from the Bnei Yisrael, saying, ‘Hashem will be sure to take notice of you. You shall carry up my bones from here [and take them] with you [when you leave Egypt].’” (Shemos 13:19)

It is interesting to note that the Possuk singles out Moshe as the one who took Yoseph’s bones with him. That begs the question as to what were the rest of Bnei Yisrael doing when Moshe was busy with the bones of Yoseph? The Gemora provides us with the answer: “Our Rabbis taught, ‘Come and see how beloved Mitzvos were to Moshe Rabbeinu!...

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