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What Makes a 'Good' Person?

with Manis Friedman and Michael Kigel

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Topics: Tanya, Good and Evil

There are three conditions in life: good, evil and the holy.

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	Rabbi Manis Friedman, a noted Chassidic philosopher, author and lecturer, is dean of Bais Chanah Women's Institute of Jewish Studies. Michael Kigel is the producer of Passages and Messages, two weekly television shows entering their eleventh year of broadcast on CTS (Canada). He is also the Dean of the Jewish Leadership Program at the Lauder Business School in Vienna.

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Posted: Feb 28, 2011

tears came to my face

I felt so unimportant when my only brother died, I felt that G-D was punishing me , I had to Understand G-D was Loving me.

I am back to prayer!

Posted By Nahomi, ca, ca

Posted: Feb 6, 2011

Seeking 'oneness'.

You've reminded me of a wonderful story that was told at a 60'th B''H! wedding anniversary:
A little old man, and a little old woman were waiting to see the doctor. Finally they are asked into the office and the doctor asks 'Who is not feeling well today?' 'What can I do to help?' The little old man replies: 'Doctor, we have a cold'.

They have achieved that 'oneness' that so many strive for. They are 'one' couple. Each feels the pain, the joy of the other. The sense of sharing has obliterated the self and together they are one. That essence is what some may describe as 'soul mates' not as a gift from above but as a treasure that each has given only to the other: themselves.

I am my beloved's. My beloved is mine. What remarkable words that are repeated each day, As G-d renews His marriage with the children of Abraham, Issac and Jacob, each day, in a promise that will never be broken, for all eternity, we too must respond and be worthy of His love and seek 'oneness' with Him.

Posted By tzina nechumah, Tel Aviv, Israel

Posted: Dec 25, 2008

very smart man rabbi friedman!

Posted By Anonymous, dallas, ga