Yetzer

Despite the many horrors of the world, I don’t think I am ready yet to believe in the existence of evil persons, just evil acts and damaged people who are in the grip of what Jewish teaching calls the Yetzer HaRa, the Evil Inclination.

My Way 2007

As has been taught so often by sages, wherever the Yetzer HaTov (the Good Inclination) is strong, the Yetzer HaRa (the Evil Inclination) is drawn.

Schadenfreude 2008

I always had some ignorant bucher telling me “its just your Yetzer hara”.

The Kinderlach Ain’t Right | Jewschool 2007

Some times Yetzer hara is actually your mind/body telling you, take a break, know your limits.

The Kinderlach Ain’t Right | Jewschool 2007

In Jewish thought for example, humans are understood to be subject to two competing pulls, the Yetzer HaTov (Good Inclination) and the Yetzer HaRa (Evil Inclination).

Moral Grammar 2007

"There aren't a lot of opportunities if you don't have an 'A' standard, which says you'll probably place in the Olympics right away," said Yetzer, an NCAA qualifier in the 1,500 meters with Minnesota after winning two high school cross-country state titles for Lakeville North.

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When Elizabeth Yetzer told friends and family that she wanted to become a professional runner, the response was nearly unanimous: "Wait, I didn't even know there was professional running," the 23-year-old former Gophers standout heard.

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Television is known as "the Yetzer Hara Box" which roughly translated means the "evil temptation machine".

BBC News - Home 2011

Northfield 021-3 Chanhassen 001-1 Second: N-Freiermuth Yetzer, Docken, 1:39, pp;

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"It's breaking the traditional model of getting a job and making sure you provide for yourself," Yetzer said.

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