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Truth is one of the very foundations upon which the world stands.  As this is so, when you speak falsely it is as if you are nudging at the world’s foundation.  ~ Ramchal

When we reach the section of the Haggadah that states “‘ונצעק אל ה” , it’s a very special moment for tefillah. If one needs parnassah, refuah…and he shouts at this point for a salvation, Hashem will save him.” ~ R’ Chaim Meir Yechiel … Continue reading →

Every home uses more or less the same type of matzos, as they are all made from the same recipe – flour and water and nothing else. When it comes to challah, every home uses a different recipe. Some use sweet … Continue reading →

Be stringent [to be clean from chametz on Pesach] with all their laws and details, and whoever spends a lot of time with these matters, he will be granted long life. ~ The Shaalos v’Teshuvos min HaShamayim (71)

When we eat matzah, we recline. Then we eat the maror, and we don’t recline. And then we eat matzah and maror sandwiched together, and we recline. Why do we recline? Although there’s matzah, there’s maror there too. The answer is, … Continue reading →

If you have problems, see if some flaw in yourself might be responsible.  If you find no flaw – you are flawed. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe zt”l

The evil design of the yetzer hara is to make a person think that he has transgressed greatly, when in truth, he really has not.  Thus, when a person is discouraged because of negative behavior and actions, his depression prevents … Continue reading →

It is impossible to honor one’s parents as much as one should. ~ Rashi in Kiddushin 31.

You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be before it’s too late. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

I am I and you are you, but if you try to be like me, there is no you, and if I try to be like you, there is no me.  ~ The Kotzker Rebbe zt”L