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Stars

“There are stars whose light only reaches the earth long after they have fallen apart. There are people whose remembrance gives light in this world, long after they have passed away. This light shines in our darkest nights on the … Continue reading

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Insincere Peace

An insincere peace is still better than a sincere quarrel! ~ The Chozeh of Lublin (Torah Tavlin)  

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The Just Path

Der derech hayosher iz alleh mol kosher – The just path is always the right one.

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It is not up to you

It should be clear to a person that all created things in this world, whether substance or accident, have definite limits.  Nothing can add to, or detract from, what the Creator, may He be exalted, decreed in regard to its … Continue reading

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The Only Choice

God asks no one whether he will accept life. This is not the choice. The only choice you have as you go through life is how you live it. – Bernard Meltzer  

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Unity

If Hashem refuses to give up on a single Jew – how can we? If Hashem can tolerate everyone – how can we not? The Abarbanel says that we are never punished for contemplating the commission of a transgression – … Continue reading

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Distinctions

When G‑d made the world He gave each creature, each nation and each individual a role and a meaning. When each plays its part there is harmony. When the lines become too blurred, there is acrimony. ~ R’ Tzvi Freeman

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Yiddish Proverb

Az me muz, ken men. ~ When one must, one can.

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Destination

“The man who has no destination, is unhappy wherever he is put.  But a man with a destination, is happy wherever he is put.” ~ Heard in a shiur given by R’ Moshe Weinberger.  The words might not be verbatim.

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Too Hidden and Deep

The Creator’s ways of judgment are too hidden, deep, and exalted for us to arrive at knowledge of their particulars, certainly not of their general principles.  As it says in Scripture: “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, … Continue reading

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