Monthly Archives: November 2020

Everything a person does should have one intention, that Hashem should favor him. He should do only what Hashem wants him to do and because of that Hashem will be pleased with him. ~ R’ Avigdor Miller zt”l

Be very slow indeed to judge others.  If they are wrong, God will judge them and if we are wrong, God will judge us.  ~ R’ Lord Jonathan Sacks zt”l  

In material matters, always try to focus on people who have less than you rather than those who have more. ~ Chovos Halvovos (3:7)

Hashem performs the miracles.  The good deeds and the good middos are man’s part. ~ R’ Yechezkel of Kozmir zt”l

If you are not a better person tomorrow than you are today, what need have you for tomorrow? ~ R’ Nachman of Breslov – On that note, today is the first day of Pesachim in the daf yomi cycle. There … Continue reading →

All the physical pleasures of our world are not able to bring a person to the state of joy that is possible in the spiritual domain. ~ Darkai Mussar

Every single time you have some pleasure, even a very slight one such as gaining a small profit, feel grateful to the Almighty. Every day we have numerous such occasions which are easily overlooked.  They are lessons to teach awareness … Continue reading →

The gemara in Sanhedrin 37a states that “Each and every individual is obligated to say ‘the world was created for me.’” Each person is a one-time phenomenon, an occurrence that has never been before and will never be again.  You … Continue reading →

God does not want us to understand why bad things happen to good people because if we understood, we would be forced to accept that bad things happen to good people.  And God does not want us to accept those … Continue reading →