Monthly Archives: March 2023

Don’t waste your time saying that the good old days were different. Of course they were different. But right now is the good old days. I’ll tell you a secret. Someday they’ll see today as the good old days. These … Continue reading →

The purpose of prayer is not to get us out of trouble.  The purpose of trouble is to get us into prayer. ~ R’ Yitzchok Hutner zt”l

A person is obligated to say, “The world was created for me” (Talmud Sanhedrin 37a).  We are obligated to be aware of our own greatness.  Feel proud that you were created in the image of God.  Pride in the awareness … Continue reading →

Spiritual life is superior to physical life. But the physical life of another is an obligation of my spiritual life. ~ R’ Yisroel Salanter zt”l

The more good news you bring your Creator, the less need you will have to complain about the opposite. Meditate on those things you have to be thankful for. Express your thanks out loud. The number of things to kvetch … Continue reading →

Emuna means I can’t understand what you are doing Hashem, but I believe it’s the greatest thing for me. ~ R’ Ari Bensoussan

Every person is different in their personality and innate abilities.  Therefore, each person has the potential to serve Hashem in a unique way according to his or her personal abilities and tests. ~ Chayai Olam

It is well known that the power of tefillah on Purim is perhaps greater than on any other day throughout the year.  However, the Ateres Tzvi zt”l taught that a person could accomplish even more with his tefillos on Shushan … Continue reading →

Drinking on Purim reminds us that we aren’t in the driver’s seat.  Hashem is driving us.  Everything is in His hands.  What we do and where we go is from Him. ~ R’ Elimelech Biderman

There were Yidden who weren’t afraid of Haman’s decree.  They said, “We have a sister, Esther, in the palace.  She will take care of us.” Therefore, the Gemara (Megillah 15:) tells us that one of the reasons Esther invited Haman … Continue reading →