Monthly Archives: February 2018

Were it not for the dark, the light wouldn’t be apparent at all.  ~ R’ Lazer Brody

Patience is a wonderful virtue.  Make an effort to be gentle and forbearing with insulting and aggravating people and with your family.  Be as strong as a lion to control your tongue even if you are burning with the desire … Continue reading →

People who run after the pleasures of this world will lack inner peace as soon as they are unable to gratify their desires.  Therefore, they will suffer even if there are no external factors that are problematic. ~ The Vilna … Continue reading →

Hashem, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

“Blessed is the man who relies on God.”  The blessing is that not only does he receive his material needs, but he also binds himself to God through his bitachon. ~ R’ Yosef Yozel Hurwitz zt”l

Our only free choice in life is desire.  ~ R’ Lazer Brody

This is very strong. The Vilna Gaon taught that if you are 100% determined to do something good, there is no room for the Yetzer Hara. If you believe you can do it, you will do it! The problem is … Continue reading →

Our purpose in this world is to take a fleeting moment and transform it into an eternal moment. ~ Rav Shach zt”l

In morality as in national security, the most crucial job is the guarding of the boundaries. ~ R’ Shraga Silverstein zt”l

I cannot emphasize enough the principle that whenever you do something wrong, ask yourself, “What fault was the main cause?” By overcoming that fault, you will greatly improve all of your future behavior.  ~ R’ Simcha Zissel Ziv zt”l