Four Stars Great

77% Weekly Newsletter

Four Stars Great

Hello.

I’m Rabbi Brian.

This is a new year, and this is the new, first 2025 issue of The 77% Weekly Newsletter.

History!!!
Where did the name come from? Well, every Monday, except the last Monday of the month, I send you a spiritualigious article. The ratio of messages I send per year (40) to the number of weeks in a year (52) is 0.77, or 77%.

Moral
And, therein is a lesson I’m trying to both learn and teach—aiming for 100% is a little more striving than necessary.

What would happen if we allowed ourselves and others the grace to be good enough with a 4-star review?

77% is good enough.

It’s OK to not be perfect.

Let’s find freedom and peace—77%—being good enough, imperfect, and human.

Is this article great? Nope. And, that’s ok.

Let’s shoot for 4 out of 5 stars
💙rB

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A Big Ask

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Beloved, What I’m about to ask is a very big ask. You (probably) aren’t going to want to do it. But I’m still going to ask. Because it’s important. Very important. Stop hating.   ✧✧✧   “No one is born hating another person… People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to

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Slow Down, Good Sam

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In 1973, researchers John Darley and Daniel Batson at Princeton University conducted a study based on the biblical story of “The Good Samaritan.” ✧✧✧ A little background on the story: Samaritans, in the biblical world, were not considered “good.” The phrase “Good Samaritan” would have sounded like a political oxymoron—something like “compassionate MAGA” or “patriotic liberal.” In the story, a

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77% Weekly Newsletter
77% Weekly Newsletter