Chesed Through Words – Everyone Can Do Chesed
“And if we look at the first eight chapters and at these 32 chapters, we will see that the trait of chesed extends to every existing area of doing good, and that everyone can do chesed in their own f…
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Chesed Through Words – Prayer for the Sick
“Several other things also fall under chesed performed through speech. For example, praying for someone who is ill, asking the Almighty to heal them. This is included in the mitzvah of bikur cholim (…
Chesed Through Words - Earning the Merit of Many
Let us return to the book Ahavat Chesed. “And how great is this quality, for through its merit a person is destined to enter the World to Come (that is, a portion is reserved for him). This is recoun…
Chesed Through Words - Gemilut Chasadim in Our Home
All the more so in our home. Empathy and a kind word shape the atmosphere here. A child comes home from cheder or school feeling tense and upset. He is hungry and tired, with no patience left—he shou…
Chesed Through Words - Chesed in Simple Situations
Through chesed, a person can acquire worlds, or, as it is written (Tehillim 89:3): «A world of chesed will be built». Sometimes an opportunity for chesed comes our way in very simple situations. An e…
Chesed Through Words - Helping with Advice
Now I would like to quote a passage from the book “Ahavat Chesed,” which I mentioned above. This is the section “Acts of Kindness Involving Speech” (8:2). “If his friend is angry with someone, and he…
Chesed Through Words – The One Who Gives to Others
Last time, we spoke about the great power of words that the Almighty has given us. We focused more on sur mera (“turn away from evil”), but there is also aseh tov (“do good”). We explored how using s…