Revisiting The Giving Tree
Most people remember “The Giving Tree” as a sweet story about love and generosity. But read it carefully, and it teaches the wrong lesson about hakarat hatov.
Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt”l, on Gratitude
A collection of inspiration from Rabbi Hauer on the theme of gratitude
“Asher Yotzar”: A Lesson in Medicine
“And all I could think of was that small vein, open, and spilling out that precious red life fluid.”
Erev Shabbos Message, Parashat Ki Teitzei 5781 (2021)
A mindset of gratitude as opposed to one of cynicism is indeed a matter of identity.