The Gemara in the Tractate of Ta'anit expresses the following sentiment:
The rains only come because of those who keep their promises.
The foundation of ethics is trust. The financial crisis boils down to nobody trusting the value of billions of dollars of assets, and, guess what, the rain is not coming.
As the Psalmist said:
Truth will flourish from the earth and righteousness will look over from the heavens.
The Talmud understands this as an "if then" clause. If truth flourishes from the earth then we will be looked after by the heavens. The metaphorical rains will fall.
It's going to be a long season without rain. It'll be scorchin'
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- I have always felt that disciplined thinking is an essential ingredient for creativity. Torah study has given me a framework for seeing the world beyond its parochial interests. I have written curricula, taught every age group and have extensive experience in formal and informal education. I have taught at Yeshivat Hamivtar, Brandeis University, Hebrew College, and Hillels throughout the country. My proudest achievement is my ten years with the Bronfman Youth Fellowships where I have encountered some ofthe finest minds of the subsequent generation.Translations include: "Gates of Light" a 13th Century Kabbalistic Lexicon, "1949: The First Israelis", Tom Segev.
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