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All my life I have been raised among sages, and I have found nothing better for a person than silence. ~ Rabban Shimon Ben Galmliel

Your issue is not that you feel different; the issue is that you are different but you think you’re not supposed to be different. ~ Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller

Humility is a noble trait and a good quality, the opposite of pride.  One who possesses this trait has already spared his soul many kinds of evils, and one who has attained this honored state is performing a divine commandment … Continue reading →

If you are not a better person tomorrow than you are today, what need have you for a tomorrow? ~  Rebbe Nachman of Breslov

Continuing on yesterday’s theme, R’ Elimelech Biderman explains based on the Sfas Emes that when one is ready to make sacrifices and guard his eyes to keep the Torah, he is living with mesirus nefesh. The sefarim describe the great … Continue reading →

If I am ready to give my life for Hashem, shouldn’t I be able to give away a taavah (desire) for Hashem?  If a taavah is forbidden or improper, shouldn’t I refrain? Holding back is far easier than sacrificing one’s … Continue reading →

Rabbi Leib Chasman related that he once ate a Friday night meal at the home of the Chofetz Chaim.  He was very surprised that the song, Shalom Aleichem, which is usually recited before the meal, was not said until after … Continue reading →

A person must be constantly on guard when he feels himself undergoing a period of spiritual descent, not to lose himself entirely. The plunge in itself is usually far more damaging than the level to which one has descended. If … Continue reading →