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The Power of Kindness
ืืื ืืืจืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืคืืจืืชืืื ืืขืืื ืืื ืืืงืจื ืงืืืืช ืื ืืขืืื ืืื
"These are the things whose fruits a person enjoys in this world, while the principal remains for him in the World to Come."
Commentary
The Talmud enumerates acts of loving-kindness as among the greatest mitzvot. The Gemara teaches that welcoming guests, visiting the sick, and making peace between people generate merit both in this world and the next. Rashi explains that 'fruits' refers to the tangible benefits we experience, while the 'principal' is the eternal reward stored for us.
Practical Lesson
Look for opportunities to perform acts of chesed (kindness) today. Even a simple gestureโa warm greeting, a phone call to someone who is illโcarries eternal significance.
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