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One of this generation’s greatest problems is that people don’t recognize on what level they truly are. – Rebbe Rayatz Yosef Yitzhok Schneersohn Sorry, I sent the wrong one earlier.

Achievement always comes to the person who is looking for it, but not to the person who is just waiting for it.

One should limit one’s weekday expenditures in order to save money to honor the Shabbat.  Let no one say, “How am I ever going to save anything?” On the contrary, the more one spends for Shabbat, the more one will … Continue reading →

Achievement always comes to the person who is looking for it but not to the person who is just waiting for it.

An integral part of faith includes one’s verbal statement – “I shall do this, God willing,” as one is about to execute anything, whether it be big or small. ~ Shelah HaKadosh

A person should never say “I am so unclean because of my transgressions and impure thoughts, how can I study Torah and defile its glorious beauty? I will wait until I purify myself and then I will study Torah with … Continue reading →

In order to remember Torah ideas, it is important to write down the key points to be reminded of the entire thought. ~ The Vilna Goan How often do we hear a great Torah thought only to forget it within … Continue reading →

After singing the prescribed zemiros each Friday night, the Skulener Rebbe was wont to sing just the niggun of the zemer without saying the words. He explained that when you sing the words of a zemer, you are limited by … Continue reading →

Yisro told Moshe that he shouldn’t be the sole judge for the entire nation. There should be other judges helping him. The sefarim teach that Yisro’s point was valid. It was indeed impossible, according to the rules of nature, for … Continue reading →

“Educate a child according to his way, so that even when he becomes old he will never leave it” (Mishlei 22:6) The Vilna Gaon zt’l explains, “Train the child to perform the mitzvos according to his [individual] nature, because then, … Continue reading →