A Mitzvah Gets You a Guardian Angel
He who fulfills one mitzvah, acquires for himself one angel-advocate; he who commits one transgression, acquires against himself one angel-accuser. Repentance and good deeds are as a shield against retribution. (Ethics of Our Fathers 4:11)
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Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin is the official Chabad emissary to downtown Brooklyn, rabbi of Congregation B’nai Avraham in Brooklyn Heights, New York and Dean of Brooklyn Heights Jewish Academy. He is the author of the books “Thank You God for Making Me a Woman", "Letters of Light", "By Divine Design", and "Guardian of Israel", and the co-author of "The Rabbi & The CEO".
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I wanted to read Ethics of the Fathers, but I just had not gotten access to any understandable material. Today is a day of joy because a Tzaddik's spirit has been beside me and that is compelling me to thank you for that. May our G-d, blessed be He, wants to protect the good works you all in Chabad are doing. I'm in permanent debt to you all,
Thank you for your lovely words!