Category Archives: Mussar

“If one wants his son to grow up to become a talmid chacham, he must be a living example of sincerity in Torah learning. ~ R’ Yehchezkel Levenstein zt”l from Torah Tavlin

We teach what we know, but we reproduce what we are. ~ Chicken Soup for the Neshama

When Bnei Yisrael camped in the desert, they did so in a tight and specific formation.  No one complained about their place and no one attempted to change their position in the total configuration.  We, too, should emulate this quality … Continue reading →

“If you see what needs to be repaired and how to repair it, then you have found a piece of the world that G-d has left for you to complete. But if you only see what is wrong and how ugly it … Continue reading →

All sins require some type of physical action – a movement of the hand or foot, an opening of the lips.  All except for pride.  A person can lie in bed, not moving at all, and say to himself, “I … Continue reading →

R’ Eliyahu Lopian once said that a person is apt to delude himself into thinking that he has overcome his tendency to become angry.  In reality he might manage to remain calm only because no one has provoked him.  The … Continue reading →

“When you run from the responsibility of one place to be in another, two things are amiss: The place where you are needed, and the place where you are and shouldn’t be!” ~ Tzvi Freeman

Stick up for what’s right, even if you’ll stick out. ~ Chicken Soup for the Neshama