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Faith has many levels.  The level you are on depends on how intensely you live and feel your faith – how real and alive it is to you.  Concomitantly, your level of faith dictates the demands the Almighty will place … Continue reading →

Ask not “How can I get all the things I want?” Ask “How can I enjoy the things I have?” ~ Chicken Soup to Warm the Neshama

No two minds are alike, [just as] no two faces are alike ~ Berachot 58a

If your mind strays while praying, do not give up trying to concentrate.  As soon as your realize you are not concentrating on what you are saying, at that very moment begin concentrating. ~ Vilna Gaon

The Torah states “As soon as Yaakov left…Esau his brother came…”(Genesis 27).  As soon as the righteous Yaakov leaves the evil Esau enters his place.  There is no room for compromise in Torah. ~ The Alter of Novhardok

Since R’ Nosson Zvi Finkel zt”l held that major offenses are the result of a series of lesser ones, he did not overlook any small deed of his students. ~ Sparks of Mussar

The commandment to trust does not prevent a person from trying to make every personal effort he can.  And conversely, making an effort and taking the initiative does not contradict the precept of trust. ~ Eved Hamelech

Anything which a person studied but did not fully comprehend in this world, he will merit understanding its true meaning in the World to Come. ~ R’ Nachman of Breslov zt”l