Wednesday, January 09, 2019

Hesed or Loving Kindness

One commentator notes that Hesed is something you do and not necessarily something you feel. The word Kindness ( Hesed) appears many times in the translation of Ruth and the word is used in conjunction with an action. This doesn’t preclude feeling.

Hesed is God’s love, in the Hebrew Scriptures, for the Hebrew people. So how does this word apply to me? I’m beginning to own the word.

The “ Kabbala explains that kindness was, in fact, the reason for the Creation. Since G‑d's "nature" is absolute benevolence and loving-kindness, He created the worlds so that He would have upon whom to bestow His kindness, as is written in Etz Chaim, "It is the nature of He who is good to do good."—-Moshe Miller

A place to start...finding my place.

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