Monthly Archives: March 2021

One should be involved in avodas Hashem constantly. If you don’t have strength to concentrate on Torah right now, you can still say Tehillim. And if you don’t have strength for Tehillim either, you should give tzedakah…” but always be … Continue reading →

When baking matzah, one is either kneading the dough, baking it, or perforating holes into it. The dough is constantly being processed. Whereas, chametz is made by allowing the dough to sit idle to rise. The Satmar Rebbe zt’l said … Continue reading →

Some Chassidic rebbes would take a stroll in the quiet streets on the Seder night, and listen to the Sedarim of the simple townsfolk coming through the open windows. The Bnei Yissaschar zt’l was once taking such a walk together … Continue reading →

It is known just how important it is to honor parents. Honoring them is compared to honoring Hashem. To disgrace them is a grave sin….Therefore, dear children of Bnei Yisrael, honor Hashem, and be careful to honor your father and … Continue reading →

Before surgery, doctors tell patients not to eat anything, so the body will be clean for the operation. Pesach can be compared to a great surgery, because our bad will be extracted, and in its place we will be imbued … Continue reading →

Ruminating about the past will get you nowhere. So go ahead and learn from the past whatever you can, and then put it behind you.  Remember, there is nothing you can do to change it, but you can use its … Continue reading →

Remember this rule for every brachah: When you say “Baruch Atah” (Bless are You) picture that Hashem is before you and you are speaking directly to Him. That is the translation of “Baruch Atah.” Think this every time you speak … Continue reading →

Anyone who has the potential to fall very low necessarily has the potential to rise very high. ~ R’ Shmuel Weinberg

How many times have we discovered, after the fact, that the difficult experience we just had, the job we lost, the health or financial challenge, was an amazing blessing? We only realize it later on. We live in a world … Continue reading →

Do not judge your neighbor before having gone through what he has gone through.  Indeed, we cannot know what he is going through, how difficult it is for him to behave properly, in order not to sin. ~ R’ Yosef … Continue reading →