Grow by Doing

Very good advice for today. One cannot provide a home by sitting around with good intentions. Some doing is needed. If one needs prayer when one is having a busy time of doing, it's good to ask those who cannot do, to pray for the success of the doing. When you do, you must collaborate in this way, to cover the spiritual side of the undertaking. Then someone else who perhaps cannot normal 'do' or has 'nothing' to do at the time, can help out, and be a do-er too. I frequently enlist the help of my faithful, prayerful friends to pray for my 'doing'. Then I approach my tasks with more confidence and faith, and things go better all around. Reply

I understand that your daily dose of wisdom is only a brief statement. I nevertheless believe that the advice in "Grow By Doing" is off base at least to some extent. As opposed to what is stated in this message.I and numerous other people have learned and grown by studying and considering philosophy, both Jewish and non-Jewish. At certain times, moreover, we can and do learn by exchanging arguments. It is also often preferable to learn and then do rather than to do first and then learn what you are doing.

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Deeds exeed wisdom Deeds exceed Wisdom, Wisdom endures. Reply

Change by doing
Thank you for reminding me what is important every day.
I contemplate on the Daily Dose I read each morning , which helps throughout the day. On some days the message is so close to the issues I am facing , it actually helps to change the course of the day in a positive way.
Change by doing , seems to be one of the main teachings of authentic Judaism and I thank you for giving us access to this valuable knowledge. Reply

Change your MIND - change your world Every external action or event in this 'Physical/Action' world stems from the Upper Governance.

All we can 'DO' is change our attitude - recognize our evil inclination for self benefit and repulsion of others - then tranform this force to equalize with that of G_D - to work for the sake of others and the Creator.

Then we will 'HEAR' or reveal to the world of Bina...with more transformation we will 'SEE' - or reveal the spiritual world of Hochma. Reply

doing Just wanting to do does not meet my personal definition of wanting to do.
Actualy doing does, if it is doable.
One might think one wants to do something, but that to me belies the fact that one KNOWS one wants to do such and such if that is what one has done, one does, and what one continues to do.
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Building Our Inner Sanctuary "We will do, then we will hear." Reply

change by doing Actually that is not normal, is it,
first to do something,
and then looking for the reason why you do it.
unless
you totally trust in the one who told you to do it.
No?
Thanks for making me think in the morning!
and even find a solution to the problem I saw.
Kol tuv lecha! Reply

Thank you Rabbi Freeman I have been married to a non-jew for almost 7 years, and we have two children. For the past two years I have begun to daven everyday, adding something here and there. I miss my Jewish life everday and daven to Hashem for help and guidance. I don't know how to teach my children, though I grew up Orthodox. I've also reciently started lighting candles on Friday nights, but I'm not sure how to explain it to my children...I feel like I'm in a state of limbo, and I'm not sure if this is my punishment for going off the derech...I just hope one day to be able to raise my children the proper way. I just wanted to say thank you for your beautiful words that give me strength everyday. Reply

I deleted this at first! I deleted this at first and then I undeleted it.
I had just recently stopped eating meat and cheese (I had always argued that I'm not boiling a kid in it's mothers milk) when an article came to me explaining why mixing the two are not good spiritually i.e. the deeper meaning. It really made sense, and I was glad I had stopped already. I am now going to start laying tefillin every day. I have waited for guidence on how to do it and have found several videos from chabad to help me. I know that I will soon find the deeper (Highest) meaning so I am keeping this article to remind me to do this until I learn to understand!
I will also pass this on to others. I and others in my small town are barely able to make a minyon on shabbat and most are very old and in poor health (I am the youngest at 46). I will get the ball rolling with a request that we all start (daily) at home and perhaps G-d will bless us some more souls to help with a minyon!
Thank you for the encouragement! Reply