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When You Love Someone

When you love someone very much, you can really see their soul. How do you know if someone loves you?  In their presence, you become just a little bit more than you were before. If I love someone because of … Continue reading

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A Healing for the Tongue

Through Torah study, the damage caused by lashon hara can be repaired to some extent.  The Gemara states (Arachin 15b): “How can speakers of lashon hara correct their deeds? If they are scholars, let them toil in Torah, as the … Continue reading

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Truth and Humility go Together

R’ Elimelech of Lizhensk said, “I am confident of being admitted to Gan Eden.  The Heavenly Court will ask me, ‘Melech, did you study Torah adequately? and I will say ‘No.’ They will say ‘Did you daven properly?’ and I … Continue reading

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An Honest Man

Of all the superior character traits possessed by our ancestor Yaakov, the Torah chooses “an honest man” as the highest praise, to teach us that nothing is more worthy of our respect and admiration than a life lived with honesty … Continue reading

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The Right Track

Even if you are on the right track, if you just sit there and do nothing, you’ll still get run over!

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Before me Always

It is the duty of conscientious people to constantly reflect that God’s glory fills the whole world: we are ever in His presence and must fulfill His will.  This is the meaning of the verse “I set Hashem before me … Continue reading

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God is good to me!

“God is good to me!” ~ Sarah Dina bas Yehoshua Yosef Those are the words my grandmother chanted with such fervor almost daily throughout her life.  That is despite the fact that she lived through the horrors of Auschwitz, lost her … Continue reading

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Hidden Light

Our Sages tell us that even if a person restrains himself from forbidden speech for just a mere moment, he will merit the special hidden light reserved for those who guard their tongues – as we see from the words … Continue reading

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The Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch

Rabbi Shalom Dovber (the Rebbe Rashab) once instructed his son (the Rebbe Rayatz) to travel to a particular place to help a particular chassid and businessman. When the Rebbe Rayatz returned, he told his father, “I have done everything you … Continue reading

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A Mark on the Forehead

A devout man who had passed away appeared to his friend in a dream.  The friend noticed that the man had a mark on his forehead.  The departed told his friend that his mark was a punishment for speaking during … Continue reading

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