Care and Compassion
HaShem mercifully sustains every creature from the great mountain goats to the nits of lice. He does not disparage any creation, for if He did they would not exist.
Lesson: Just as HaShem cares for all of His creations, so too, it is appropriate for man, the Image of HaShem, to bestow kindness to all. Even the seemingly most trivial creature deserves importance in our eyes. How much more so is it befitting for man to benefit and show compassion to his fellows.
App: Do a special favor for a family member or dear friend -- and fill your heart with love, care, and compassion for all of HaShem's creations.
(Based on Tomer Devorah, by Rabbi Moshe Cordevaro, Chapter Two)
L'iluye Nishamos Rav Yochanon Mordecai ben Ephraim and Moras Esther Leah bas Yehudah Yoseph
Dedicated to Yochanon Baruch ben Fruma Etta for Refuah Sheleimah
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