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Orchot Tzaddikim

Orchot Tzaddikim

1400 CE–1500 CE · RI

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Middot (Character Traits)מידות
Your character traits are mirrors of God's divine qualities, and refining them is your spiritual work.
De'ot (Character Traits and Their Refinement)דעות
The practice of training yourself to live in healthy balance—not too angry, not too passive; not too stingy, not too wasteful—as a religious duty.
Tikkun HaMiddot (Character Refinement)תיקון המידות
A spiritual path of deliberately reshaping your character traits to align them with divine wholeness.
Derech Eretz (Proper Conduct)דרך ארץ
The everyday kindness and courtesy that make human relationships work—considered so fundamental that Jewish tradition says it came before God's written law.
Yetzer HaRa (Evil Inclination)יצר הרע
An inner drive toward selfishness and wrongdoing, rooted in the dark forces of the universe itself.
Anavah (Humility)ענוה
Humility means genuinely stepping back from ego and pride, making space for God and for authentic growth.

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A world of kindness shall be built · Psalms 89:3

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