Category Archives: Learning

Plenty of Time

In America there is a popular expression, “I’ve got plenty of time.”  I wish they could donate some time to me, since I never have enough. ~ R’ Moshe Feinstein zt”l

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A Chavrusa with Hashem

No quote today.  Instead, I want to share something incredible that I heard many years ago which we probably have all experienced. You ever learn some Torah in one place and then within a short matter of time, you hear … Continue reading

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Inner Torah

Inner Torah gives vitality to the Revealed Torah: when one learns a Halacha and knows that after his 120 years on earth, he will learn the same Halacha in Gan Eden, that puts a little fire into him. ~ The Tzemach Tzedek

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Who is Wise?

In order to learn, a person does not have to be a sage – every person should learn. A wise person is not merely one who learns, but rather one who sees something positive in every person, and from him, … Continue reading

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Study Together

Every couple must have a set time to study Torah together. What should they study? Something that interests both of them—such as the Torah portion of that week, or something about the Torah seasons approaching. ~Hitkashrut, 70 ~ R’ Tzvi … Continue reading

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The Greatest Guarantee

“Aleh Yidisheh eltern velche bdarfen hoben a spetzeleh yeshua oon hatzalah far zeyereh kinder, iz der zicherster mitel tzu shtitzen Torah lerner.” – Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe Rayatz The greatest guaranteed assurance (of Divine assistance) for all Jewish parents in need of … Continue reading

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Teaching Torah and Eternity

Teaching Torah is the greatest chesed (kindness) one can bestow upon another person. If you give someone food or money you are helping him for a limited amount of time. But if you teach someone Torah you are helping his … Continue reading

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Take Some Torah with You to the Street

 “When someone walks the street and thinks words of Mishna or Tanya, or sits in his store with a Chumash or Tehillim – that is more valued today than it was when the streets were bright with the light of Torah. We must … Continue reading

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The Sound of Torah

“I am like the mill owner who hears the noise of his mill grinding and is happy and relaxed because he knows that the mill is working properly and work is getting done.  Similarly, the sound of Torah learning, no … Continue reading

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Fence

Chazal tell us to make a fence around the Torah.  The fence around the Torah is Yiras Shomayim – Fear of Heaven.  However, just as there is no need for a fence around an empty field, so too, Yirah without … Continue reading

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