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Judaism
Lesson 290

Once I was walking by the way, and there met me a man, and he gave me "Peace".

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Once I was walking by the way, and there met me a man, and he gave me "Peace"; and I returned him "Peace."

Source Pirkei Avot 6:9 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Rabbi Jose ben Qisma, in the Sayings of the Fathers (Pirkei Avot), a collection of wisdom from the Jewish masters, an encounter on the road begins with a very simple word, “Peace!” (“Shalom” in Hebrew), returned at once. Today, greet each person you meet with a real wish for peace, aloud or inwardly, and notice what it changes in the encounter.

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