Simplicity

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Temimut, the virtue of wholeness and sincerity in Jewish thought: walking simply before God, as Abraham was commanded.

Issachar Praises the Simple Life of Farming and Integrity

Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Issachar, fifth son of Jacob and Leah, called his sons together and said: "Hearken, my children, to Issachar your father. Give ear to the words of him who is beloved of the Lord." ...

The Clever Man Who Destroyed Himself

Kabbalah & Mysticism Kabbalah & Mysticism

Two boys grew up in the same town, studied in the same school, and loved each other deeply. One was a khakham (חכם), clever and sophisticated. The other was a tam (תם), simple and ...