Monthly Archives: October 2020

When Hashem told Avraham Avinu to count the stars, he began to count them.  Hashem said, “this is how your children will be.” Rav Meir Shapiro zt”l explained that if anyone other than Avraham, would have been given the task … Continue reading →

If a Jew comes to your door collecting for tzedakah, it’s not by chance that he ended up at your door.  It was because he was sent directly to you by Hashem.  He is there for a purpose.  You think … Continue reading →

Since everyone must have cares and worries in life, it makes more sense to carry the burden of spiritual struggles, which ultimately lead to blessings and happiness, rather than waste our efforts on mundane cases, which drain a person emotionally … Continue reading →

All significant change in human behavior takes place at the microcosmic, not the macrocosmic level. It belongs not to social forces or trends, but to the here-and-now of single individuals. ~ R’ Lord Jonathan Sacks, Shlita May Rabbi Sacks (HaRav Yaakov … Continue reading →

Only a fool will keep looking at things that will increase his desires (Keser Chochmah 18:18). If looking at what other people have gives you more desires, why make yourself miserable needlessly? If advertisements cause you to yearn for things … Continue reading →

Noach’s son, Cham told others about his father’s drunkenness and was cursed, whereas Noach himself was not.  Thus, speaking ill of one who has sinned is worse than he who committed the sin. ~ R’ Moshe Amiel zt”l

A forward-looking individual will not get very far unless his feet follow his eyes. ~ R’ Shraga Silverstein

Everybody believes in G-d, hopefully.  But do you know how much G-d believes in us?  The world still exists.  That means G-d believes in us; believes that we can fix everything. ~ R’ Shlomo Carlebach zt’l

Two things define you. Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything.

Don’t make change too complicated. Just begin. ~ Rabbi Noach Weinberg z”l