Rachamim | June 10, 2004

Rachamim is a Hebrew word and means goodness, kindness, grace or compassion. In Rabbinic teaching middat rachamim (absolute rachamim) is one of God’s attributes. God in himself harmonizes maddat rachamim with middat ha-din (absolute strictness, austerity or harshness). Only through the right balance of both was he able to create a sustainable world. The combination of these extremes make God just.