Category Archives: Spirituality

The Search

In spirituality, the searching is the finding and the pursuit is the achievement. ~ R’ Dr. Abraham J. Twerski

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A Pebble

A mitzvah, like a pebble tossed in a pond, ripples on and on. ~ Chicken Soup to Warm the Neshama

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What Hashem does during the Seider

At the time that Hashem hears His children retelling the story [of Yetzias mitzrayim at the Seider], He gathers all the heavenly bodies and he tells them “Go and listen to My children praising Me and delighting in the story … Continue reading

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Preparation for Pesach

In the Chasidic Seforim it says that in a certain aspect, Hashem considers the preparation for a Mitzvah greater than the Mitzvah itself. How can this be? The Sfas Emes explains that the actual fulfillment of the Mitzvah albeit with good intentions may … Continue reading

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Would you Trade Places with Abraham?

“If I was offered to trade places with Abraham Our Father, I wouldn’t do it. What would G-d get from this? He’d still have one Abraham and one Zushe!”  ~ R’ Zushe of Anipoli

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Hashem’s Phone number

People seek spirituality. They seek G-d’s phone number. Kabalah teaches us that G-d’s presence is invested in a Mitzvah. The proper translation of a Mitzvah is a connection. A Mitzvah is G-d’s phone number. ~  R’ Yisrael Baron Click here … Continue reading

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Another Question to Ask Yourself

Let every Jew, religious or not, ask himself one simple question: If 150 years ago, all Jews in the world were at my level of religiosity and Torah erudition, would there be Jews in the world today? ~ Rabbi Nachman Kahana … Continue reading

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Ask Yourself ** (My own 2 cents)

When I come to shul to daven, and in fact, everything that I do in life, I find it very helpful to keep myself in check by constantly asking myself questions in order to put things in the right perspective.  … Continue reading

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The “Real You”

Don’t be afraid of discovering that the “real you” may be different than the “current you.” ~ R’ Noach Weinberg zt”l

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The Power of Thoughts

When studying subjects dealing with tragedy, such as the laws of mourning, do not delve too deeply.  One should not probe too deeply into these matters, for thoughts have great power.  These subjects should therefore be covered as rapidly as … Continue reading

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