Category Archives: Spirituality

“A container is defined by its contents: A pitcher of water is water. A crate of apples is apples. A house, too, is defined by what it contains. Fill your house with books of Torah, and your house becomes a … Continue reading →

The more real a thing is the less you can see it.  After you reach the level where you see all those things which are not to be seen, then you open your eyes and everything is clear to you, … Continue reading →

“In Pirkei Avos, Rabbeinu Hakodesh teaches us a valuable precept:  ‘Calculate the cost of a mitzvah against its reward.’  Imagine that someone were to offer you a million dollars to abstain from wearing tefillin; you would surely turn it down.  … Continue reading →

“When God wishes to bestow good, man must be able to accept it.  It is God’s nature constantly to bestow His love upon us.  Our sages thus teach us, ‘More than the calf wants to suckle, the cow wants to … Continue reading →

“Jewish wealth is not houses and gold. The everlasting Jewish wealth is: Being Jews who keep Torah and Mitzvot, and bringing into the world children and grandchildren who keep Torah and Mitzvot.” ~ The Lubavitcher Rebbe

“For hundreds of years — perhaps since the beginning of Creation — a piece of the world has been waiting for your soul to purify and repair it.  And your soul, from the time it was first emanated and conceived, … Continue reading →

There is a famous story in which the Kaiser asks Bismarck, “Can you prove the existence of God?”Bismarck replies, “The Jews, your majesty. The Jews.”

“The world is new to us every morning – this is G-d’s gift, and every person should believe he is reborn every day.” ~ Baal Shem Tov

“We have preserved the Book, and the Book has preserved us.” ~ David Ben Gurion