Mockery is not merely humor, harsh criticism or even a personal insult. It represents a cynical form of denigration that attempts to render its target devoid of value.

Accessible walking paths and a network of forest trails will converge on the grove, where 36 stone pillars—symbolising the Lamed-Vav Tzadikim, or 36 righteous ones—will be erected. Each pillar will ...

For example, Orchos Tzadikim states: One must hit his son with the rod of rebuke, even with cruelty, because this kind of cruelty is actually merciful [on his soul] (The Gate of Mercy, Gate 7).

A Bas Kedoshim, descended from Tzadikim and Talmidei Chachomim, she carried the legacy of greatness—but her holiness was not only inherited; it was intrinsic. Her Neshama shone in a way that words ...

I have a feeling that Angelenos have met more tzadikim, more righteous people, this week than perhaps, ever before. Maimonides, the great Jewish philosopher, teaches that any human being can ...

The Lamed Vav Tzadikim (ל”ו צדיקים) (or “the Lamed-Vav(niks”, the 36) refers to a special group of at least 36 unknown Righteous people. The source is the Talmud itself. Rabbi Abaye ...

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He gained followers and encouraged them to strive to become tzadikim (righteous people) through devotion to God. During his lifetime, thousands of Hasidic Jews travelled to Ukraine to be with him ...

But Mr. Silberstein had asked that the run be limited to 36. “It’s a nod to the Jewish concept of Lamed Vav Tzadikim, or the 36 righteous individuals alive in every generation, thanks to whose ...