Loss of stature and responsibility is more painful than any material loss and can cause moral deterioration.

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The laws that require of us to give of our best to Hashem are not only to honor Him but also to become our best selves.

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When we use measurement to replace wisdom, we lose an understanding and appreciation of the very essence of things. Metrics are useful as a tool of comparison but not as a tool of knwoledge. The Torah deals in quality, not in quantity (except in Seder Nezikkin (business laws and laws of damages). 

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Only when a person hits rock bottom, he is capable of truly sacrificing himself, because he has nothing else to sacrifice.

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Errors apply when knowledge is applied incorrectly. Ignorance of knwoledge is not an error, it is simply ignorance.

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Indebtedness is different from obligation. Even if one is not indebted to another, one might be obligated.

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We are deeply affected by what and with whom we associate. Tum’ah is transferred through proximity. Kedusha is transmitted through support.

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Actions lose their halachik significance when they are committed in ways and with intentions outside the framework of halacha. However an action intended to conform with halacha but does not, does have halachik significance.

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A table expresses our humanity in the most profound way. Like a mizbeach, it is a tool of abundance, blessing and atonement.

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There are two ideas of kavod, honor. One is intrinsic, the other extrinsic. Both have value when applied correctly.

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