“As a face reflects its face in water, so does one’s heart to another.” (Proverbs 27:19)
Why in water? Why not in a mirror? Because to see one’s own face in the water, one has to bend down (a sign of humility). With a mirror, one can remain upright and erect, representing arrogance. (Rabbi Simcha Bunem of Pshis’cha)
“I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob…” (Exodus 6:3). This seems to be a very straightforward and unambiguous statement by God to Moses.
“You don’t learn by having faith. You learn by questioning, by challenging, by re-examining everything you’ve ever believed. And yet, all this is a matter
“You have enough. Circle the mountain and turn to the north” (Deuteronomy 2:3). Rabbi Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz, in his commentary Kli Yakar, spins this verse
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most inspiring. thank you