Monthly Archives: March 2012

The Greatest Wisdom

“The greatest wisdom is not to be too wise, but to obey the command of Hashem without much speculation.” ~ R’ Yosef Patznovsky zt”l (Pardes Yosef) as quoted in Torah Tavlin

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Who is Blessed?

“Blessed is the man who trusts in God, who makes God his refuge” ~ Yirmeyahu 17:7 which is quoted in Shacharit and Birkat Hamazon

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Either Way, Someone is Hurting

“We have a tradition from the Baal Shem Tov that when someone tells you ‘not good things’ about another person, you should feel great pain and distress. Because, either way you look at it, someone is hurting: If the story … Continue reading

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Accepting our Failures

“As Hashem knows what’s best for us, we should accept our failures lovingly and with emuna, just as we accept our successes.” ~ The Garden of Emuna

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It’s Not How Much You Have…

“It’s not how much or how little you have that makes you great or small, but how much or how little you are with what you have.” – R’ Samson Raphael Hirsch zt”l

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Levi

“Just like a blind or lame man should not be called up to read a section of the Torah dealing with blind or lame people, like the halacha states, similarly, only a Levi can be called to read the story … Continue reading

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The Seudah

“A person who truly knows what he is doing, can accomplish more through his Purim seudah than during Neilah on Yom Kipper!” ~ R’ Yisrael Salanter zt”l as quoted in Torah Tavlin

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Mini Yom Kippur

“Purim is also a special day of teshuva, a miniature Yom Kippur. Yom Kippurim, the name of Yom Kippur in Hebrew, means ‘A day like Purim.’ Just as teshuva, prayer, and charity invoke Divine compassion and atonement on Yom Kippur, they … Continue reading

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Drinking Wine on Purim

“Our joy on Purim is not the joy of going crazy. King David said (Psalm 2:11) that we should ‘Be joyful with trembling,’ in other words, we should rejoice while maintaining the awe of Hashem on our foreheads. Especially on … Continue reading

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Your Spiritual Career

“If you’re serious about something, it has a fixed time. If you’re earnest about getting something done and the phone rings, you ignore it. The spiritual side of your life is not a hobby nor a luxury — it is … Continue reading

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