Monthly Archives: February 2015

Making a Living

We don’t make a living – we TAKE a living. ~ R’ Mordechai Gifter zt”l

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Intimate relation with HaShem

Perform an important mitzva, but never reveal it to anyone else so the only ones who are aware of it are HaShem and you. ~ R’ Nachman Kahana

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Thank you

Learn how to say thank you: “We thank you Hashem for creating us! We thank you Hashem for giving us a sun that gives us light and warmth! We thank you Hashem for giving us air to breathe! We thank you … Continue reading

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The Harm of Listening to Loshon Hora

The mere listening to loshon hora, even without believing it, is very harmful  because it causes the speaker to continue relating derogatory information.  ~ Guard Your Tongue

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Simcha Shel Mitzvah

A close talmid once observed Reb Shlomo Freifeld putting on his tefillin.  After winding the tefillin shel yad around his arm, he stopped and closed his eyes, lost in thought.  Only after a lengthy period of reflection did he continue … Continue reading

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Trouble

The purpose of prayer is not to get us out of trouble.  The purpose of trouble is to get us into prayer. ~ R’ Yitzchok Hutner zt”l

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A Prayer before Prayer

Before prayers, I pray that when I pray, it should be a proper prayer! ~ R’ Chaim Halberstam of Sanz zt”l (The Divrei Chaim)

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Charity first

Rabbi Eleazar would give a coin to the poor, and would then worship.  He said: It is written “I will greet You with charity” (Psalms 17:15).  ~ Talmud Baba Basra 10a

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Measure for Measure

The Chofetz Chaim teaches that Middah k’neged Middah (measure for measure) is the rule of Heaven in all instances.

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The World was Created for Me

A person is obligated to say, “The world was created for me” (Talmud Sanhedrin 37a).  We are obligated to be aware of our own greatness.  Feel proud that you are created in the image of God.  Pride in the awareness … Continue reading

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