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Shine a Little Light – song

Very inspirational song and the story behind it: Shine a Little Light – Official Music Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGWoChObb40 The story behind the song –  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpLawri0pOY R’ Yitzi Hurwitz’s blog – http://yitzihurwitz.blogspot.com/

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Corrected Link – Just a Few Minutes a Day

A few days ago, the newest cycle of the Mishna Yomis began with Maseches Brachos.  By learning just two mishnayos each day, a person completes roughly one seder of Shas every year, and all of Shas in about 6 years, a phenomenal accomplishment. Whether you already have a seder of learning or not, everyone reading … Continue reading

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Just a Few Minutes a Day

A few days ago, the newest cycle of the Mishna Yomis began with Maseches Brachos.  By learning just two mishnayos each day, a person completes roughly one seder of Shas every year, and all of Shas in about 6 years, a phenomenal accomplishment. Whether you already have a seder of learning or not, everyone reading … Continue reading

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R’ Prayda’s Patience

The Talmud (Eiruvin 54b) tells the story of Rabbi Prayda, who had a very slow-to-learn student. So much so that Rabbi Prayda would have to review each lesson four hundred times before the boy understood it. One day, when the … Continue reading

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What We Live For

Torah is not something you learn to live with – it’s what you live for. ~ From the book, The 6 Constant Mitzvos

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Longing to Perform a Mitzvah

A person who longs to perform some mitzvah but is unsuccessful will be rewarded with children.  They will inherit his greatness and will accomplish this mitzvah. ~ R’ Nachman of Breslev zt”l By the way, yesterday began a new 6 … Continue reading

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Bitter-Sweet

There are two types of events in life: Good and very good. Sweet and bitter-sweet. Why bitter-sweet? Sweet, because from each event in life we grow. Bitter, because it is so painful to tear ourselves away from who we once … Continue reading

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Desire

To be content means to be satisfied with the material possessions one has.  One who wants more than he has is suffering from “desire.”  All transgressions stem from desire.  Its opposite – contentment – is the basis for the whole … Continue reading

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“Time is Money”

The world says that time is money, but I say that money is time.  To earn enough money to satisfy his desires, man must sacrifice so much time.  For me, that sacrifice is too great. ~ Chofetz Chaim zt”l – … Continue reading

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Identify that Tefilah #11

“My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceitfully.” The answer will be in tomorrow’s post.

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