Monthly Archives: June 2022

When you get what you want, that is Hashem’s direction. When you don’t get what you want, that is Hashem’s protection.

Even rewards destined for us will not come to us unless we pray for them. ~ Praying with Fire

It is not, as people think, that a lack of achievement leads to despair and minimal diligence. On the contrary, it is despair and a lack of diligence which prevent achievement, for as Chazel tell us, one who seeks to … Continue reading →

Anything that is important enough for you to do is important enough for you to do better. ~ R’ Yisroel Reisman

People like to say that it’s a spoiled generation, that we’re raising self-centered children. I want to recommend a gift you can give your children which will thrill them, and it is also guaranteed to make them better people. Instead … Continue reading →

If the Torah obligates us to return lost objects, how much more so must we return them their lost souls!  ~ The Chofetz Chaim zt”l If you are looking to get into kiruv or just want to learn with someone, … Continue reading →

Rabbi Nachman says, “The world exists only because of a person who makes himself into nothing.” Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less. ~ Gedale Fenster

It disgusts me to see them acquiring and acquiring – another hat, a second silk dress. We need only one of a thing. Maybe two if it’s shoes. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe zt”l

Prayer has to come from your heart.  It’s got to come from, “Hashem, I don’t need this, I don’t need that, I just need You!”  If that’s your prayer, you don’t even have to tell Him what you need.  Because … Continue reading →

Nothing is small, because everything you do for Hashem and for other people is forever.  ~ Rav Avigdor Miller zt”l