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God’s Luxury Hotel

God’s Luxury Hotel
I ran across this story on gratitude in several sources. Rabbi Yisrael Salanter was a 19th century Jewish scholar involved in translating the talmud. Once, when Rav Yisroel was in Paris he was in a very fancy hotel. He ordered only a cup of water. When it was time to go, the waiter brought the…
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Taking it to the streets

Taking it to the streets
We can learn something from the eastern, or rabbinic, form of teaching. The rabbis, who were masters of the text, God’s Word, led their students through life. The world is their classroom. And everything becomes a teachable moment. As the students “do life” with their rabbi, he teaches along the way. Children naturally connect truth with…
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Dusty

Dusty
When a disciple followed a rabbi, it was a total commitment. He would be with him for 15 years and try to be like him in every way. The rabbis were very intentional about what they did since they were being watched and imitated at all times. If the rabbi did it, the disciple wanted…
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