Category Archives: Mussar

When two people love one another, they can stand together on the head of a pin.  When two people hate one another, the whole world is not wide enough for them to coexist. ~ R’ Shlomo Ibn Gabirol zt”l

The mitzva of ahavat yisrael extends to anyone born into the people of Israel, even if you have never met him. How much more so does it extend to every member – man or woman of the Jewish community where … Continue reading →

Distance yourself from all that is ugly and unseemly, from lust and from anything that will lead people to be suspicious of you, and you will find favor in the eyes of God and man. ~ R’ Menachem Mendel Leffin … Continue reading →

When a child’s toy breaks, he feels as bad as an adult would feel if his factory were destroyed.  ~ R’ Yisroel Salanter zt”l Something to consider…

Who is a Chasid? One who does not make what is of secondary importance the main thing, nor the main thing secondary.  ~ The Kotzker Rebbe zt”l

“One who mocks the dead is scorning his Maker” (Proverbs 17).  The Gemora states that a person who comes within 4 cubits of a grave must hide his tzitzis lest he mock the dead, who cannot perform the mitzvah. Now … Continue reading →

Fortunate is a person who speaks to an ear that listens. ~ Zohar

Death…is like a person who moves from one house to another, only, the wise one chooses for himself a house finer than the first one. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe zt”l

When you point your finger at someone else, three fingers are pointing at yourself. ~ Chicken Soup to Warm the Neshama