The Power of Restraint: Controlling the Animal Soul in the Digital Age
by Ram ben Ze'ev The Power of Restraint: Controlling the Animal Soul in the Digital Age In every generation, the battle between the divine soul and the nefesh habehemit (נפש הבהמית - animal soul) manifests in different ways. In our times, this struggle is most evident in the realm of speech—especially through social media, where words have the power to build or destroy in an instant. The Torah teaches that man is created b’tzelem Elokim (בצלם אלוקים - in the image of G-D), endowed with the...
