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Based on letters and talks of the Rebbe, Rabbi M. M. Schneerson

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There is tolerance that doesn’t care. That just looks the other way and goes about its own business. Indifferent tolerance.

Then there is the opposite; the kind of caring that doesn’t allow others to step outside the path you believe to be good for them. Suffocating tolerance.

And then there is compassionate tolerance. The kind that recognizes the other person’s right to grow, his need to travel along a path and get there on his own—and yet to be there for him nevertheless when he gets lost.

True compassion has room for a thousand private journeys.

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	From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. To order Rabbi Freeman’s book, Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.

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Posted: Mar 4, 2009

Hatorah for Shabbos Zachor

As a follow-up to my message titled "Sincere Question," I have to say the answer, I just learned this evening, is in the Haftorah Zachor for Parshah Tetzaveh. I thought one should have compassion on all people and abhor evil, but I was very grateful to learn that G-d does make a unique command to Saul when it comes to Amalek. Thanks!

Posted By Anonymous, Cleveland, OH

Posted: Mar 3, 2009

Sincere Question

"I can tolerate a NAZIs opinion as long as it is only his opinion and no action but I can never be compassionate towards him."

Should it not be the other way around, that we should have compassion for all human beings, even those who are indulging in the evil, but have NO tolerance for the evil they are trying to perpetuate? Doesn't G-d love everyone but hate evil? A man can always be inspired to change his thoughts and turn toward the light.

Posted By Anonymous, Cleveland, OH

Posted: Mar 2, 2009

Righteous Among the Nation

The explanation(s) by the Rebbe brought to the forefront what it might have been for those who hid us, created documents that allowed us to flee, and those who died protecting our hiding places. By 'us' I refer to all Jews, regardless of age or nation of origin. We were all there, we are there right now.

They did not turn away they DID stand in front of us protected our children. They are Righteous Among the Nations.

Posted By Pnina, Falls Church, VA

Posted: Mar 1, 2009

Tolerance and Love

Today's Daily Dose seems to encourage compassionate tolerance. I believe that these are two different things that by their very definition do not belong together. If I feel compassionate toward someone then I feel something for him. If I feel tolerant towards him then I tolerate him but cannot feel compassionate. Tolerance excludes compassion by its definition. I can tolerate a NAZIs opinion as long as it is only his opinion and no action but I can never be compassionate towards him.

Posted By Norbert Steiner, North Billerica, Ma

Posted: Mar 1, 2009

for the torah observant,

There is tolerance that doesn’t care. That just looks the other way and goes about its own business. Indifferent tolerance.
and when this (indifference intolerance) has reached its boiling point, it seeks to punish those it's been tolerant of with an indifference (harshly) funny how everyone is born good natured, personalities are shaped by ones exposure to repeated indifference and a tolerance that doesn't care, and finally a tolerance that reached its boiling point & demands that which was tolerated w/o caring be dealt with accordingly, but we are to treat each other as we treat our own children, a tolerance that is not indifferent, but one that is compassionate, that helps them when they make mistakes not seeking to punish them in order to make an example of them to others, for what other reason is there that the torah exists than to teach us what heaven expects of us, when you help the poor w/o condition, but just to help, you turn a light on within them and brighten heavens here

Posted By henk

Posted: Mar 1, 2009

World Peace

Thank you for this post! I truly believe that when compassionate tolerance is a practice of all the nations of the world, we will have reached world peace. It starts with the individual and magnifies to larger models.

Posted By Anonymous, Cleveland, OH

Posted: Mar 1, 2009

Edit

For some reason, part of this meditation was left out when posted online. I've just now replaced the missing paragraph. It should make more sense.

Posted By Tzvi Freeman

Posted: June 6, 2006

Tolerance and Love

Thank you for today's "Tolerance and Love" dose. I believe we all need a dose of both daily. Today, this came to me at a time when I needed it.

There are those of us, Torah loving Jews, who are compassionate and then, unfortunately, there are some who condemn. There are times when we do both.

Having taken my own "private journey" which turned out to b e full circle. I returned to Judaism after a journey through various phases over a long period of time.

It's important to see that the type of love and compassion we need to show to others, to all mankind, is rooted in tolerance.

It is possible to love or be compassionate without tolerance? Personally, I think it would be quite difficult.

Today's daily dose has helped me realize that while I have found my way along the journey there are those who are still "traveling." Only love and compassion, with tolerance, will bring them to HaShem.

Posted By Reuven I., Albany, OR

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