Quotes

“Jewish mystics used to preface their performance of a religious act with a dedication, leshem yichud: ‘For the sake of the unification of the Holy One, blessed be He With His Divine Presence.’ Their acts ‘mended’ a ‘broken’ world. A similar dedication is needed now: ‘For the sake of the unification of the Jewish People with Torah.’ A religious act should seek to mend a divided Jewish people.”

Traditional Alternatives/Arguments for the Sake of Heaven, p. 229