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Eilu D'varim

Eilu d'varim she'ein lahem shi'ur, she'adam
ocheil peiroteihem ba'olam hazeh v'hakeren
kayemet lo la'olam habah. V'eilu hein: kibur
av va'eim, ug'milut chasadim, v'hash'kamat
beit hamidrash shaharit v'arvit, v'hach'nasat
or'chim, uvikur cholim, v'hachnasat kalah,
ul'vayit hameit, v'iyun t'filah, vahava'at shalom
bein adam lachaveiro. V'talmud Torah k'neged
kulam.
אֵלּוּ דְבָרִים שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם שִׁעוּר, שֶׁאָדָם
אוֹכֵל פֵּרוֹתֵיהֶם בָּעוֹלָמ הַזֶּה וְהַקֶּרֶן
קַיֶּמֶת לוֹ לָעוֹלָם הַבָּה. וְאֵלּוּ הֵן: כִּבּוּד
אָב וָאֵם, וּגְמִילוּת הֲסָדִים, והַשְׁכָּמַת
בֵּית הַמִּדְרָשׁ שַׁהֲרִית וְעַרְבִית, וְהַכְנָסַת
אוֹרְחִים, וּבִקּוּר חוֹלִים, וְהַכְנָסַת כַּלָּה,
וּלְוָיַת הַמֵּת, וְעִיּוּן תְּפִלָּה, וַהֲבָאַת שָׁלוֹם
בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ. וְתַלְמוּד תּוֹרָה כְּנֶגֶד
כֻּלָּם.



These are the things that are limitless, of which a person enjoys the fruit of the world, while the principal remains in the world to come. They are: honoring one's father and mother, engaging in deeds of compassion, arriving early for study, morning and evening, dealing graciously with guests, visiting the sick, providing for the wedding couple, accompanying the dead for burial, being devoted in prayer, and making peace among people. But the study of Torah encompasses them all.



Source: Mishkan T'filah: A Reform Siddur



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