Chesed

by Rabbi Mordecai Griffin “One who acts with compassion when firmness is called for will eventually act with cruelty when compassion is needed.” Kohelet Rabbah 7:33 The word for kindness in Hebrew is chesed (חסד). The word for mercy or compassion is rachamim (רחמים). Interestingly, the word for womb in Hebrew is rechem (רחם) and…