Category: Between people
Compassion
Source
ה׳ ה׳ אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן
Exodus 34:6Sefaria
Commentary
After the golden calf, God names Himself merciful first (Exodus 34): rachamim precedes judgment in covenant repair, a pattern Musar applies to human relation.
The light
When you feel irritation, imagine the other person's fear before you imagine their fault.