4. Be kind to yourself. Speaking badly even about yourself is unethical.
הלכות שמירת הלשון On Shabbos we say Psalm 92. Although this Psalm does not directly mention Shabbos, the commentators offer reasons why it…
On Friday, we recite Psalm 93 as the Song of the Day. The reason we say this, given by the…
The Song of the Day for Thursday is Psalm 81. This Psalm speaks of singing praises to Hashem. On the…
On Wednesday, we recite Psalm 94 as the song of the day. This psalm deals with the topic of justice.…
The Gemara states that on Tuesday we should say Psalm 82, Mizmor L’asaf, which speaks about justice. The reason we…
The Gemara tells us the Song of the Day for Monday is Shir Mizmor Livnei Korach (Psalm 48) because the…
On Sunday, we recite L’David (Psalm 24) as the song of the day. The Gemara tells us the reason we…
R’ Yochanan and R’ Elazar tell us “even if a sword’s blade is resting on a person’s throat, he should…
Although a person can recite Shema in any language, it is preferable to recite it in Hebrew. One reason is…
Just like Shema should be recited aloud (see last week’s entry), when a person recites a blessing, he should say…