Chofetz Chaim: Loving Kindness Metzorah Under the deft hands of

Under the deft hands of master storyteller Rabbi Nachman Seltzer we meet Rabbi Wallis's ancestor

A collection of thoughts

and across the length and breadth of sun-drenched Spain

one of the three last Jews to be publicly burned in a Spanish auto-da-fe

And sometimes you have to do even more: You have to jump right in

Chofetz Chaim: Loving Kindness Metzorah Under the deft hands ofFor most people, "Just be a nice person," seems like an easily attainable goal. Yet, in his famous work, Ahavas Chessed, the Chofetz Chaim distinguishes the gap between simply doing a chessed, an act of kindness and true love of chessed. With the deep insight for which he was known, the sage notes that many people regard chessed as an obligation: they would feel relief if the charity collector happens to bypass their door. It's true that they would