Monthly Archives: July 2024

Faith is dependent upon a person’s mouth. [Speaking about faith not only increases it – it is faith!] ~ R’ Nachman of Breslov zt”l (1772-1810)

Chazal teach us that all the pleasures of this world are naught compared to a moment’s delight in the World-to-Come. It has been noted that not only is a moment of the next world more pleasurable than all of this … Continue reading →

Wherever Hashem directs our steps, we find our purpose.  If we stop asking “What am I doing here?” and ask instead, “What can I do here?” we will never doubt that we are exactly where we need to be. ~ … Continue reading →

Life is a journey through the world.  And the next world is the destination… If you grasp your life as a journey to an amazing destination, the building of an eternal result, the difficulties of life become meaningful. In fact, … Continue reading →

Humility is the root of Divine service; a small deed of a humble man is 1,000 times more acceptable to Hashem than a great deed of a proud man. ~ Orchos Tzaddikim

Let’s say you relied on Hashem, you put in the work for Bitachon, and it didn’t come out the way you wanted it to. Don’t get down! The s’char – the reward – that we received from working on it … Continue reading →

Our friends do not always need to receive advice. Often, they only need an attentive ear to listen to them, with a strong hand to support them, and an open heart to understand them.  ~ The Lubavitcher Rebbe zt”l

When one begins to fall into despair, when he sees that his prayers do not seem to be working and begins to have doubts, this is precisely the moment when he should feel great encouragement and hope.   It is specifically … Continue reading →

A lion asked a sheep, “How is my breath?” “Your breath is terrible.” “Where is your respect for the king of all animals?” and the lion devoured the sheep. When the lion then asked the wolf, he saw what happened … Continue reading →

Since my youth, I have seen several times that any man, woman, family, country or city that was involved in a machlokes (disagreement, argument, conflict), both sides didn’t come out clean. They were smitten on their bodies and with their … Continue reading →