Service, Fifth Year, and Inappropriate Advice

Service of transforming the animal soul comes with pain and effort. The fifth year produces an “add on” as a reward and the purpose of the first four years.

*להוסיף יט, כה

Inappropriate Advice

A Jew is obligated to do good to a fellow Jew without selfish motive. The verse prohibits giving “inappropriate advice” even if such advice doesn’t harm the other person, but is only in one’s self-interest.

*ולפני עור יט, יד