I never attended a single lecture of his. I was never a member of any of the many institutions he ran. I never even met him in person. Nonetheless, I consider myself a student of the...
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Rabbi Avery Joel
Head of School
Fuchs Mizrachi School
Rabbi Avery Joel says that resilience is important and that success comes from the ability to rise above failure.
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אֵין בּוּר יְרֵא חֵטְא, וְלֹא עַם הָאָרֶץ חָסִיד, וְלֹא הַבַּיְשָׁן לָמֵד, וְלֹא הַקַּפְּדָן מְלַמֵּד
משנה אבות ב׳:ה׳
A brute is not sin-fearing, nor is an ignorant person pious; nor can a person who is ashamed learn, nor can an impatient person teach.
-Pirkei Avot 2:5
וַאֲדַבְּרָ֣ה בְ֭עֵדֹתֶיךָ נֶ֥גֶד מְלָכִ֗ים וְלֹ֣א אֵבֽוֹשׁ׃
תהילים קי״ט:מו
I will speak of Your decrees (Torah),
and not be ashamed in the presence of kings.
-Psalms 119:46
If you desire to learn, do not say of what you do not understand, ‘I understand it’. If you are asked a question about something in which you are not well versed do not be ashamed to say, ‘I do not know’. If you are taught something and you do not understand it, be not ashamed to say, ‘I do not understand it’.
-Tractate Kallah Rabbati 4:3