Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 NASB Will give you – What a great promise! Be greatly pleased with God and you’ll get everything your heart desires, right? Take pleasure in God and you’ll be guaranteed divinely provided health, wealth, and happiness (unless, of course, you desire…
You favor man with perception and teach mankind understanding. Grant us knowledge, understanding and intellect from You. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Grantor of perception. Amidah (Ashkenazi version) Perception/ Understanding – Let’s summarize yesterday’s insights. This version of the Amidah suggests that da’at was given to Adam, and that bina was taught to ‘enosh. These are…
“Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their produce. Take wives and become the fathers of sons and daughters, and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply there and do not decrease. Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you…
And you shall rejoice in all the good that God your God has given you and your family. Deuteronomy 26:11 (JLI) Given – “No one leaves this world with even half of his desires fulfilled.”[1] Why? Because we are happiness addicts and like all addictions, tolerance increases our desire in proportion to its fulfillment. No…
