It is written (Psalm 11:5), “The LORD test the righteous, But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.” Rabbi Jonathan said: “The potter does not try the vessels that have been made imperfectly, because he does not doubt that if he strike them even once, it will break them. But he … More The Potter And His Wares: The Trials Of The Righteous
Israel has been compared to the sand of the seashore. What meaneth to this? Men take of the sand and cast it into a fiery furnace and it comes out clear and bright, and they make glass vessels of it through which the light shines. So Israel is cast into the fiery furnace of persecution, … More The Sand, And The Furnace That Purifies
There is a story of a man blessed with learning, wisdom, and riches, who had an only son, to whom he naturally gave the best education, and whom he sent to Jerusalem for the purpose of completing his education. He had all arrangements made for his bodily comforts and took every care that the young … More The Wise Father’s Possession
