Monthly Archives: July 2011

Paradise

“What is my share in Paradise?  What does it mean to live in Paradise?  If I know that everything is good, even if sometimes it doesn’t look so good, that’s paradise.” ~ R’ Shlomo Carlebach zt”l

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My needs

“What you are needed for should be of greater concern to you than what you yourself need.”  ~ R’ Schneur Zalman of Liadi zt”l from Torah Tavlin

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Ups and Downs

“Ups and downs, life’s bumpy transitional periods, and times of turbulence all become easier when a person relies on emuna.” ~ The Garden of Emuna

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A little Yiddish today

Mentsch tracht, Gott lacht. Translation: Man plans, God laughs. It’s so true.

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Who is rich?

“The richest person is not the one that has the most, but the one that needs the least.”

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“The beginning of a magnificent tree was when someone threw a seed into the dirt.” ~ R’ Lazer Brody

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“With emuna, we know that there’s no situation on earth – no matter how seemingly dismal – where Hashem can’t come to our rescue.” ~ The Garden of Emuna

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“The Mishnah rules that ‘Peace is the vessel that holds and sustains G-d’s blessing.’  Within the various types of peace, Shalom Bayis is one of the greatest of all….” ~ Igros Kodesh by the Lubavitcher Rebbe

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“When we are suffering, Hashem feels our pain.  He’s pained by the fact that we sinned; and He’s pained further by the suffering He has to send us to help us atone for it. An example of this is found … Continue reading

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“I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn’t, than to live my life as if there isn’t, and die to find out there is.” ~ Albert Camus This, like … Continue reading

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