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Subject: Let's add this piece in.....

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Nicole

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Date Posted: 08:24:17 02/24/05 Thu

From the book, God is A Verb by Rabbi David A. Cooper:

Dhesed is the quality of expanisveness and generosity, the part of us that yields even though another part says no. It operates best when there is not self-consciousness holding it back. The tendency of chesed is to be extremely liberal, willing to try anything. Uncontrolled, however it has the potential to smother the recipient. It has no self-limitation; it knows only how to bestow things. Pure generosity will keep piling the food high on the plate...
Gevorah is the quality of contraction and restraint. It stands inopposition to generosity. Restraint is the ability to say no even when social pressure is brought to bear. Gevorah represents universal justice as well; it understands that everything impacts and has reprcussions. The tendency of gevorah is to be excessively conservative, preferring things just as they are. Uncontrolled, gevorah is stifling. It does not allow for any movement. It is strictly conformist, unspontaneous, rigid, and hypercritical.
These two poles work and interact with each other. At times we are drawn more by our generous spirit; other times we withdraw. The system is dynamic and continuously fluid.
Becuause the poles of generosity and restraint constantly tug or push against each other, a pendulum or balance point (tiferet), is needed to meadiate between the two. Tiferet represents compassion and beauty. It brings to bear a thrid component which is drawnt from the trunk of the tree itself; reflection to generosity and consideration to restraint.

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balance	marvin	10:15:55 02/24/05 Thu
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Alright, Nicole	dave	11:37:26 02/26/05 Sat
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Tiferet	laura	14:18:06 02/28/05 Mon