(ב) עַל שְׁלשָׁה דְבָרִים הָעוֹלָם עוֹמֵד, עַל הַתּוֹרָה וְעַל הָעֲבוֹדָה וְעַל גְּמִילוּת חֲסָדִים:
(2) Shimon the Righteous was one of the last of the men of the great assembly. He used to say: the world stands upon three things: the Torah, the Temple service, and the practice of acts of piety.
Netivot Shalom: 1st Chapter of Pirkey Avot:
The World Stands on 3 matters: on lovingkindness
It's brought down by the holy Shla'h that any day that a Jew doesn't act with kindness, is not considered a day of his life.
As we say in our tfillot, "And on your miracles which you do for us every day"...
and in order to draw upon ourselves the Chessed of Hashem, a Jew must do chessed every day.
Chessed Tip #1: Ask Yourself Every Day: Have I pushed myself to give more then I normally would?
The World Stands on 3 matters: on lovingkindness
It's brought down by the holy Shla'h that any day that a Jew doesn't act with kindness, is not considered a day of his life.
As we say in our tfillot, "And on your miracles which you do for us every day"...
and in order to draw upon ourselves the Chessed of Hashem, a Jew must do chessed every day.
Chessed Tip #1: Ask Yourself Every Day: Have I pushed myself to give more then I normally would?
Chessed Tip #2 Slooooow Down!
John Darley and Daniel Batson, two psychologists from Princeton University divided Princeton seminary students into two groups. The 1st was to present a sermon on the Good Samaritan parable, the second on another biblical topic. All students received their instruction in one building, and were then asked to walk over to another building where an audience was waiting to hear their sermon.
Before they were sent to give their talk, half of the seminarians were told "It will be a few more minutes till they are ready for you, but you might as well head on over.." The rest of the students were told "Oh you're late They were expecting you a few minutes ago...so you'd better hurry."
On their way to their presentation, they encountered a man who was bent over and appeared to be in pain. The students had no idea that the person was really an actor, and that they were participating in an experiment.
About two thirds of those who were told they had time stopped to help the person in distress, while only a tenth of those who were in a rush stopped. The results were not effected by what the topic of their speech was.
John Darley and Daniel Batson, two psychologists from Princeton University divided Princeton seminary students into two groups. The 1st was to present a sermon on the Good Samaritan parable, the second on another biblical topic. All students received their instruction in one building, and were then asked to walk over to another building where an audience was waiting to hear their sermon.
Before they were sent to give their talk, half of the seminarians were told "It will be a few more minutes till they are ready for you, but you might as well head on over.." The rest of the students were told "Oh you're late They were expecting you a few minutes ago...so you'd better hurry."
On their way to their presentation, they encountered a man who was bent over and appeared to be in pain. The students had no idea that the person was really an actor, and that they were participating in an experiment.
About two thirds of those who were told they had time stopped to help the person in distress, while only a tenth of those who were in a rush stopped. The results were not effected by what the topic of their speech was.
Small Actions Matter
"Whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he has saved the entire world."
"You are not obligated to complete the work, but you are not free to stop doing it"
A man was walking on the beach at low tide, casting back into the ocean starfish that had been washed ashore. A stranger approached him and asked him why he bothered to do what he was doing. After all, there were thousands of starfish on the beach, "Can't you see that you can't possibly make a difference?"
The man looked at the stranger, bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the ocean.
"Made a difference to that one!" he said.
"Whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he has saved the entire world."
"You are not obligated to complete the work, but you are not free to stop doing it"
A man was walking on the beach at low tide, casting back into the ocean starfish that had been washed ashore. A stranger approached him and asked him why he bothered to do what he was doing. After all, there were thousands of starfish on the beach, "Can't you see that you can't possibly make a difference?"
The man looked at the stranger, bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the ocean.
"Made a difference to that one!" he said.
Chessed Tip #3 Fill Your Friend's Bucket!
There is a Children's Book by Carol Mccloud, called "Have you filled your bucket today?"
When we compliment someone else-or smile at them we fill up their bucket.
When we make them feel bad-we empty their bucket-
we drain the positive emotions that the bucket contained.
There is a Children's Book by Carol Mccloud, called "Have you filled your bucket today?"
When we compliment someone else-or smile at them we fill up their bucket.
When we make them feel bad-we empty their bucket-
we drain the positive emotions that the bucket contained.