Category Archives: Mussar

“Yonah Hanavi attempted to flee from Hashem.  Since this event was recorded in Scripture, it must have been remarkable.  How so?  Because Yonah fled from G-d once.  We flee from G-d on a regular basis!” ~ R’ Moshe Avigdor Amiel … Continue reading →

Don’t misinterpret Hashem’s patience and lovingkindness as a sign that what you are doing is Okay. Our sages warn (to paraphrase Avot 3:16), “The restaurant is open, and a hand is writing everything you eat on an itemized bill that … Continue reading →

“My father said ‘A chassid creates an environment. If he does not, he had better check his own baggage carefully, to see whether his own affairs are in order. The very fact that he fails to create an environment should … Continue reading →

“Improving oneself does not mean that he has to be one hundred percent better in one specific thing.  It means that he has to be one percent better in one hundred things.” ~ Torah Tavlin

“A great Rabbi once said that if one doesn’t know their flaws, that is indeed not a good thing, but oy va voy if he doesn’t know his strengths and talents, because without being armed with this knowledge he will … Continue reading →

“A great Rabbi once said that a smile is likened to a candle.  Many candles can be lit from a single one, but that never diminishes the original candle’s light.”  R’ Jonathan Ghermezian

“What you are needed for should be of greater concern to you than what you yourself need.”  ~ R’ Schneur Zalman of Liadi zt”l from Torah Tavlin

“Years ago, when people wore sandals, they avoided puddles.  When they began wearing shoes, they would walk through the puddles.  Now that there are galoshes and boots, they may walk into deep mud.  But they are unaware that they may … Continue reading →

“The more you do acts of loving-kindness for other people, the better you’ll like yourself.”  – R’ Lazer Brody