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Say Little, Do Much

Say Little, Do Much: Friendship

January 17, 2018

By RABBI JOSEPH H. PROUSER

Patrick Henry famously prayed: “Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” His celebrated concluding line echoed Joseph Addsion’s 1713 play “Cato”: “The...

Say Little, Do Much: The Sounds of Silence

January 12, 2018

By RABBI JOSEPH H. PROUSER 

Silence is not always golden. The Talmud observes, Shtikah K’Hoda’ah: “Silence is tantamount to assent” (Bava Metzia 37B). We are taught this principle as young children. If a classmate is being bullied, if a friend...

Say Little, Do Much: A New Beginning

January 03, 2018

By RABBI JOSEPH H. PROUSER

“Kol Hatchalot Kashot,” say the Sages: “All new beginnings are difficult” (see Mechilta d’Rabbi Yishmael, Rashi, etc.).  A long popular Israeli song, written by Nisan Friedman, takes this Rabbinic adage as its title and refrain. This...