The Evil Eye Explained: Jealousy, Giving, and True Fulfillment
Rabbi Reuven Ibragimov
What does the Torah mean by the “evil eye,” and how can we protect ourselves from it? Drawing on Rav Dessler and the Maharal, this lesson explores how jealousy, resentment, and indifference grow from a mindset of taking, while a good eye, comes from generosity, modesty, and genuinely wanting others to succeed. True fulfillment, it argues, comes not from competing for material success but from living a life of spiritual growth and giving

