by Rabbibailey | Jul 27, 2011 | Rabbi Bailey’s Blog
A question that is frequently posed to me:
“Don’t we have all of the seven middot (qualities, skill sets) that you describe, in our personalities?”
The answer is: yes, we do have all of the middot in our being. However, we have some of the middot in our personalities more than others.
We each have all of the middot in that we are all capable of executing acts that are in line with each of the seven types of skill sets. For example, we are all able to paint attractive portraits, which is in line with the tiferet middah, or read more here!
by Rabbibailey | Jul 26, 2011 | Rabbi Bailey’s Blog
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by Rabbibailey | Jul 26, 2011 | Rabbi Bailey’s Blog, Uncategorized
The Previous post “Strict or Lenient” is a piece that I cut out of The Seven Ways as I was knee-deep in the editing process. It’s from thegevurah chapter (which is clear from the topic) and should be treated as full bonus content.
As I was writing the book, it became clear that I had to trim it down to a size that was manageable to read and easy to use. I tried to include only the essence of the essence of the ideas about the seven personalities.
Lucky for you, the reader of this site, I will be
by Rabbibailey | Jun 23, 2011 | Author blog, Rabbi Bailey’s Blog
The middah (concept/attribute) of gevurah brings a unique idea of ‘chumrah’ ‘stringency.’ In Jewish Law, one is permitted to abide by a stricter opinion even though the Law doesn’t necessarily require it. (more…)
