Monthly Archives: December 2021

There is a famous story about the Chofetz Chaim who was ready to move to Eretz Yisrael. He gave his goodbye sermon to his community in Radin on the Shabbos before his planned departure. Afterwards, a simple man came over to him and asked, “Why didn’t you … Continue reading →

The yetzer hara (evil inclination) is misunderstood. Hashem is all goodness. Therefore, if He made a yetzer hara, it’s a tremendous chesed (kindness). But it’s a perilous form of chesed. If you know how to utilize the yetzer hara, you can become great. But if you don’t … Continue reading →

Here is the formula: If you want to know how rich you are, count all the things you have that money can’t buy.

A man came to a Tzaddik – “My boss fired me – how will I get my Parnassah?!?” The Tzaddik asked him – “Do you know who your mailman is?” “No.” “But you get your mail – right? “Right.” “So don’t worry who your boss … Continue reading →

Hashem created two doors – one in Shamayim and one in the heart of man.  When one opens his heart for the needs of his fellow man, then the corresponding door in Shamayim is opened to hear his cry. ~ Vilna Gaon

A man is walking down the street. Suddenly, someone comes up from behind and gives him a big slap on the back. He turns around to see who it is. If it is his enemy, he will be furious at him, but … Continue reading →

My rosh yeshivah, Rav Moshe Chait, told us how, as a child, he went to the zoo and saw a massive lion, growling in its cage. It was frightening, and Rabbi Chait asked the zookeeper if the animal was able … Continue reading →

Love is shown when a person does at least a little bit more than was expected or demanded of him. The surest sign that someone is doing something only because he has to and not because he loves to is … Continue reading →

If a person wouldn’t run after his parnassah, the parnassah would run after him because before someone is formed in the womb, Hashem decrees whether he will be poor or wealthy (according to Hashem’s wisdom of each individual’s needs). Everything … Continue reading →

We, the Jewish people, are less than a quarter of a percent of the world’s population. If I told you that we were ten percent, you’d say that makes sense, but we’re not even one percent. One percent is almost … Continue reading →