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Justifying

We must never be so committed to justifying our past that we thereby threaten to destroy our future.  It is not an easy task. On the contrary, it is one of the greatest trials of all, for it means sacrificing … Continue reading →

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Small Victories

“You cannot blame yourself, never mind persecute yourself for how you feel. But you can rejoice in the battle of controlling and sublimating those feelings. Every small victory within yourself is a major triumph over the darkness of this world. Indeed, this is … Continue reading →

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Like a Veil

A mameh iz a dektuch (zifardekt di chesroines fun di kinder) A mother is like a veil (she hides the faults of her children).

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R’ Salanter’s Last Moments

When Rabbi Yisroel Salanter was on his deathbed there was only a single individual in the room. Rav Yisroel realized that most people feel very uneasy about being alone in the same room with a corpse.  To allay his companion’s … Continue reading →

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Hashem’s Hand

Those who leave everything in Hashem’s Hand will eventually see Hashem’s Hand in everything. Sorry for the delay.  Have a wonderful Shabbos!

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A Triple Murder

Loshon Hora kills three people: the speaker, the listener, and the subject. ~ Erchin 15b

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How to Increase your Love of Hashem

The more you know about Hashem, the more you are able to love Him… You can recognize Hashem in the world when you see things that show such wonderful arrangement and purposefulness. It’s as if Hashem was here and you … Continue reading →

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The Prayer of Alenu

I found a manuscript relating a tradition that one should recite Alenu with awe and reverence…. All the hosts of heaven hear it, and the Blessed Holy One and His heavenly family rise and respond, “Happy is the one who … Continue reading →

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The Here and Now

What will be in the next moment is not in this one now. It does not yet exist. It has yet to be created. When its time comes, then it will be created by the Creator of all things, out … Continue reading →

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Seek

Az me zucht, gefint men. If you seek, you will find.

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