Posts by Yosef Farhi
THE ART OF SOCIAL CHOICE
click lech lecha 2022 final to download THE ART OF SOCIAL CHOICE Probably the most sold self-help book of late is Atomic Habits, by James Clear. Here is a small part of his book, probably my favorite part. I adapted it and made it parsha-sheet appropriate: Humans are herd animals. We want to fit in…
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click sukkot 2022 to download THE ART OF BEING PROTECTED On Yom Kippur, I felt I needed a sign, a.s.a.p. from G-d, to tell me what I should be working on for the year. I opened the Sefer in front of me, a Sefer that has in it four Sifrei Mussar: Messilat Yesharim, Orhot Tzaddikim,…
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click yom kippur 2022 to download THE ART OF LIVING LIFE You have a choice to make at any given moment. Kill time, or, give time a life. No matter if you choose it actively or passively, consciously or subconsciously, the choice will be made. How do you kill time? By deciding that time is…
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click rosh hashana 2022 to download THE ART OF ACCEPTING JUDGEMENT The opening of the Heichal, the Ark, before taking out the Sifrei Torah, is considered a powerful time to pray, an עת רצון. It is then that Hashem loves us most, as it is a time of a great Mitzvah. Just like for a…
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CLICK ki tavo 2022 TO DOWNLOAD THE ART OF BEING GRATEFUL Being a husband means you are required to be emotionally intelligent. וכן צוו חכמים שיהיה אדם מכבד את אשתו יתר מגופו ואוהבה כגופו, ואם יש לו ממון מרבה בטובתה כפי הממון, ולא יטיל עליה אימה יתירה ויהיה דיבורו עמה בנחת ולא יהיה עצב…
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