The Ripple Effect: How Giving Changes Lives - Rabbi Zamir Cohen in English (AI)

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

we are studying The Book of Proverbs and in this verse we learn how beneficial it is for a person to do good for others and how in turn they themselves gain in many ways let us reflect on the words of King Solomon as usual the statements are very short in the previous lesson we discussed the first half of the verse in Proverbs the fruit of the righteous is a tree of life today we will focus on the continuation of the verse and he who takes Souls is wise King Solomon says that a person who takes Souls is wise what does it mean to take there are words in Hebrew that over time have been used in a way that deviates from their original meaning taking in modern Hebrew for example refers to picking something up from a table but the original meaning of taking is more related to acquisition or ownership like in the term purchase and sale in this cont context taking means acquiring or purchasing we see this usage of the word take throughout the Torah as well referring to a form of acquisition so when Solomon says and he who takes Souls is wise it means that a person who acquires souls or who helps and influences people is wise what does it mean to acquire people the mishna in P aot says acquire for yourself a friend meaning you should invest in others just like you purchase

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2. 3:39is kind-hearted and sensitive to others someone who is good-natured but the king calls him in…
3. 7:50mind influencing their thoughts the tein are placed on the arm near the heart and the…
4. 12:07might feel where is his good heart this points to the wisdom of the saying that…
5. 15:54which presents two opinions but Rashi rules according to the one that says it was a…
6. 20:16like a flower that has opened up after the resurrection of the Dead when the soul…
7. 24:36as the mishna says you don't do it just to buy them but you invest because…
8. 28:21Torah lessons for the soul of the deceased also engage in a great act of kindness…
9. 32:41the public his Merit is greater in heaven than even that of the righteous and even…
10. 36:55out of love he is completely purified but what happens with this righteous person does he…

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