He is worth the whole world.

Excerpt

Whosoever is busied in Thorah for its own sake merits many things; and not only so, but he is worth the whole world: he is called friend, beloved: loves God, loves mankind: pleases God, pleases mankind.

Source Pirkei Avot 6:1 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Sayings of the Fathers (Pirkei Avot), whoever studies the Torah — the teaching of the Hebrew Bible — for its own sake, without seeking any advantage, becomes a friend and beloved: he loves God and loves humanity. Today, read or listen to a few lines of a text that uplifts you, simply for the joy of learning, and let that reading soften the way you welcome others.

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