Monthly Archives: April 2022

“Whoever says the…Haggadah with happiness, without any anger, without laziness, and without feeling that it’s a chore, chas veshalom…the Shechinah spreads out its wings on him to save him in all places and in all travels, and he merits miracles…” … Continue reading →

The Rema (Darkei Moshe) writes that when we tell the story of yetzias Mitzrayim at the Seder, it is like a tefillah, because we are praising Hashem. He says that this is the reason we wash our hands for Urchatz, … Continue reading →

I once heard a beautiful line, which so accurately depicts the night of the Seder. “The world tells their children stories to put them to sleep; Jews tell their children stories to wake them up.” ~ R’ Daniel Staum

Sometimes we believe, but it is without clarity, without certainty. The month of Nissan, and especially during Pesach, and even more so, at the Seder, we should be thinking and talking about emunah, because these are days when we have … Continue reading →

Each one of us is a neshamah, a soul, placed in a body. That body, with the neshamah, was born to this man and woman, at this time, in this place, with a specific role, one that will take a … Continue reading →

Dovid HaMelech was a great Rebbe. His counsel for hatzlachah was to study Torah.  As it says in Tehillim 1, “He only desires Hashem’s Torah…whatever he does, will succeed…”  This isn’t solely a brachah, it’s a guarantee! If you study … Continue reading →

Some people leave shul early to get to work.  They think rushing out will earn them more money.   Reb Ezra Barzel said rushing out before davening is over is like someone who rushes to go to work, and forgets … Continue reading →

The gemara in Niddah 70b states: What should a person do to merit wealth? He should do business honestly and pray to Hashem for success. 

Chazal say “When Adar arrives we increase joy.” What should one increase when Nisan arrives? “When Nisan arrives we should increase emunah.” ~ Rebbe Menachem Nachum of Boyan-Tchernovitz zt’l

Where is Hashem? Up there, in the sky? Really? That’s what they taught you when you were very little, but as you mature, you realize that up there is a sky and clouds, but Hashem is inside you. He’s with … Continue reading →