Episode 2: What is True Goodness
Can a person truly be good all on his own?
When the Torah says "it is not good for man to be alone," it doesn't mean Hashem simply had a better idea. Rabbi Klapper explains that a person literally cannot reach goodness in isolation. The very definition of "tov" is to give — just as Hashem created the entire world as an act of chesed, "olam chesed yibaneh." That's why He separated man and woman into two: so that each would have someone to give to, and through giving, become good.
But there's a crucial catch. The chesed between a husband and wife is not like tzedakah — nobody wants to be…
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