Monthly Archives: April 2023

The Bal Shem Tov says if you want to know whether you are really serving G-d, it is simple:   If my heart is filled with joy each time I put on tefillin, and each time I do something good … Continue reading →

If one is always joyful, his face will shine, his countenance will be radiant, his body will be healthy, and old age will not leap upon him, as it is written [in Proverbs 17:12], “A happy heart is healing as … Continue reading →

Faith is about seeing the miraculous in the everyday, not about waiting every day for the miraculous. ~ R” Lord Jonathan Sacks zt”l

If you don’t know what you’re prepared to die for you don’t know what you’re living for! ~ R’ Noach Weinberg zt”l

At the funeral for his wife, Lucy, R’ Leo Dee shared the following 9 rules his wife taught him and how she lived her life: 1. Forgive. When you hold grudges, it only hurts you. 2. Apologize. Even if it’s … Continue reading →

Sadness isn’t a sin, but the timtum haleiv (closed heart) that sadness generates, the greatest sin doesn’t create. ~ R’ Ahron HaGadol of Karlin zt”l

When one is afraid of something, he makes himself vulnerable to it.  If he is afraid of poverty, poverty rules over him, and therefore, he is liable to become poor.  ~ The Maharal (Bava Metzia 33)

I have not come to this world merely to fulfill my obligations. ~ The Kopischnitzer Rebbe

We can’t control life, but we can control our attitude. ~ The Ba’al Shem Tov

Perform an important mitzva, but never reveal it to anyone else so the only ones who are aware of it are HaShem and you. ~ R’ Nachman Kahana