Monthly Archives: August 2021

Sometimes life teaches us to say, “I don’t know.”  Not every journey is graspable. Not every detail of your child’s journey will be comprehensible. “Eini yodei’a mah melamdenu – I don’t know what this teaches us,” Rashi says.  The Torah, … Continue reading →

A person’s obligation in this world is to see the hand of the Almighty in nature. When you see the smallest insect, immediately focus on the Creator who is the cause of all nature. Do the same when you see … Continue reading →

When Hashem orders us to do something, he also gives us the strength and ability to accomplish that mission.  This doesn’t mean it will be easy. It will sometimes require great effort.  Yet our Sages teach us that real efforts … Continue reading →

Keep on deceiving yourself (by saying), “I’m eating l’shem shomayim (for the sake of Heaven). Of course you’re bluffing! The first 10, 15, or 20 times, you don’t mean it. But it’s going to penetrate eventually.  That’s the secret. You have to … Continue reading →

When one davens, one must believe that (1) Hashem can help. (2) He wants to help. (3) And my tefillos can make a difference.  ~ R’ Elimelech Biderman

When you are traveling and unable to pray or learn in the way to which you are accustomed, don’t get yourself all distressed. Hashem desires that you serve Him in all modalities that exist, sometimes in one way, sometimes in another.  That is why you … Continue reading →

The Nesivos Shalom zt’l had the following dream: He saw the month of Elul passing, and then Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur up to Hoshanah Rabba, but he saw himself remaining the same, without any inspiration to improve. Then he … Continue reading →

Each of us is chosen for a life no other person could perform. ~ Tanya, chapter 41

What lies behind us and what lied before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us! ~ R’ Raphael of Emden zt”l

Our friends do not always need to receive advice.  Often, they only need an attentive ear to listen to them, with a strong hand to support them, and an open heart to understand them. ~ The Lubavitcher Rebbe zt”l