Resh Lakish said: Even the emptiest Jews are full of mitzvoth and good deeds as a pomegranate is of seeds. (Yalkut Shimoni, Shir HaShirim 4:3)
Every person is born with the potential for goodness.
The mitzvoth of a Jew live in potential, as the seed in a pomegranate lives as the potential to be a pomegranate tree.
No part of the palm tree is wasted; every part may be used: Its dates are for eating, its lulav branches are for waving in praise on Sukkot, its dried up branches are thatch for roofing, its fibers are for ropes, its leaves for sieves, and its planed trunks for house beams. So is it with the Jewish people: Every one of our people is needed. Some are knowledgeable in Tanach, others in Mishnah, others in Aggadah; still others do many mitzvoth, and others do much tzedakah. (Bamidbar Rabba 3:1)
Every person makes a real and invaluable contribution to the Jewish community.
If we don’t know the correct blessing for a particular kind of food, one says, “Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the Universe for all was created according to God’s word.” (Mishnah 6:2)
We find a way to bless every single person!
Shabbat Shalom and Hag Sameach!
Rabbi Seltzer
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