Jewish Life Digital Edition January 2014 | Page 29

WISDOM
The wife is the builder of the home, and this is no simple
task. The guidance of domestic life, entrusted to her
hands, comprises an abundance of seemingly minor
relationships, but the wise or unwise handling of these
can be so decisive for the comfort, prosperity and
happiness of the home that simple wisdom is not
sufficient. Rather a whole combination of knowledge,
insight, abilities and skills as well as moral virtue and
spiritual excellence, make up the art of the wifely
home-builder. Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
Your feelings of self-worth need not depend on any external
situation. Every human being has intrinsic value regardless
of what he does. If you make mistakes and transgress, do not
feel discouraged and lose your feelings of importance. There is no greater
danger than that. Rather, when you have transgressed, strengthen yourself and elevate
yourself above those transgressions. Keep your mind focused on your great potential for
accomplishment. Regardless of how much wrong you have done in the past, you always
can elevate yourself. Rabbi Noson Tzvi Finkel
When working on improving yourself, it

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