Monthly Archives: January 2022

While the sage Choni was walking along a road, he saw a man planting a carob tree. Choni asked him: “How long will it take for this tree to bear fruit?” “Seventy years,” replied the man. Choni then asked: “Are … Continue reading →

Realize that when you are engaged in a mitzvah, it is not only an action you are doing.  Rather, you are transforming yourself into a more elevated person. You are not just doing, but becoming. ~ R’ Yeruchem Levovitz zt”l

One delving into Torah studies is able to have so much enjoyment and pleasure that the physical and material pleasures that others seek pale in comparison. ~ Ohr Yohail Mazel tov to all those learning daf yomi that are completing … Continue reading →

It’s not how much or how little you have that makes you great or small, but how much or how little you are with what you have. ~ R’ Samson Raphael Hirsch zt”l

Hashem sustained the Bnei Yisroel in the form of Manna. The Manna did not fall during the day but rather in the middle of the night as they slept.  The lesson is that our livelihood is not necessarily dependent on our efforts. If it is the will of Hashem we … Continue reading →

There are two things in life that you should never worry about. It’s not worth worrying about things you can change, because you can change them. And it’s not worth worrying about things you cannot change, because you can’t change … Continue reading →

If Moshe Rabbeinu were to come back today and need to borrow a pair of tefillin, I would be comfortable giving him mine because I know that they are exactly the same as every other pair going back to Har … Continue reading →

By makas bechoros, Moshe was careful to say that the firstborns will die at approximately chatzos. He didn’t tell them that it would happen exactly at chatzos (as indeed occurred) as Moshe was concerned that the Egyptian clocks might be … Continue reading →

The end of this week’s parsha, Bo, discusses the mitzvah of Tefillin. So here are two thoughts to have in mind: When one awakens in the morning and puts on tefillin, this good deed should draw many other good deeds … Continue reading →

Your thoughts have the ability to elevate your body.  The physical effect of thoughts on the body is so great that one will actually not be able to move the body in a way that would be inconsistent with those … Continue reading →