People often feel more responsible to others than to themselves.
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We don’t connect to share information. Sharing information is the way people connect. 
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Trees, especially fruit producing trees, have an elevated place both in halacha and in kabbala.
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Even the most powerful authorities today do not have the level of power that kings had in the old days. The Reis Galuta, heads of the Jewish Communities of Babylon, had royal power.
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There are times when the truth is uncertain, or even unknowable. In such cases rights of usage are determined by possession.
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There is no harm in retracting or changing ones opinion in the pursuit of truth. Doing so in the quest to be right, is wrong.
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A person's actions carry more weight than his or her words. Actions can be interpreted independently of intent and context; words should always be understood in context.
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A case-study in the disputed possession of a house. A teacher and his student adopt differing approaches to the resolution of the dispute.
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For so long as one needs to show proof of ownership, one does not yet have possession. Possession of land occurs when one no longer needs proof of ownership nor permission for occupation.
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Although the Shechinah is omnipresent, we face Jerusalem in prayer because of its unique properties in channeling our prayer to Hashem and His Beracha to us.
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