Category Archives: Spirituality

Reb Zusha

Reb Zusha used to say:  “When I die and come before the heavenly court, if they ask me, ‘Zusha, why were you not Abraham?’  I’ll say that I didn’t have Abraham’s intellectual abilities.  If they say, ‘Why were you not … Continue reading

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A Jewish Proverb

“What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t invent with your mouth.”

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Where is God?

“Where is God to be found? In the place where He is given entry” ~ Kotzker Rebbe

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Knocked Down

“The Great Rabbis tell us that ‘Sheva Yipol Tzaddik Vakam‘ – A Righteous Man is Knocked Down Seven Times, and stands up again. Some people explain this to mean that it’s ‘through’ that cleansing process that he becomes great. It’s … Continue reading

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You are Sad?

“Rabbi Nachman says:  You are sad?  You are 100% right.  But have you even been happy about the things you do have?  Why are you sad?  Because there is something missing in your life.  But you are alive.  Let’s start … Continue reading

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A Fast Day is an Opportune Day

“[In T.Yerushalmi Yoma 1:1] Our sages explain: ‘Every generation for which the Temple isn’t rebuilt, is as though the Temple was destroyed for that generation.’ If so, a fast day isn’t really a sad day, but an opportune day. It’s a day … Continue reading

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Accusations

“G-d detests a man who rushes to accuse a neighbor.” ~ Talmud

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Ten Tefachim

“Chazal tell us that the Divine Presence does not descend lower than ten tefachim from the ground.  The only exception to this is the menorah on Chanukah, whose place is ideally required to be less than ten tefachim off the … Continue reading

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Famous Quote from The Kotzker Rebbe

“All that is thought should not be said, all that is said should not be written, all that is written should not be published, all that is published should not be read.” ~ The Kotzker Rebbe

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Words from the Heart

“If you rebuke your brother and he does not listen, then it is you who is to blame.  Words from the heart enter the heart.” ~ Bringing Heaven Down to Earth by Tzvi Freeman

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