Category Archives: Spirituality

“The dancing on Simchas Torah is so exalted and so elevated that even the Angel Michael comes down to this earth and collects all the fallen and torn straps of the shoes of the Jews as they dance.  He then … Continue reading →

On the first day of Sukkos, the Torah commands us to fulfill many mitzvos: sukkah, lulav, esrog, simcha, etc.  On the rest of the days of Yom Tov, there are just two mitzvos:  sukkah and simcha.  But on Shemini Atzeres … Continue reading →

“It is proper for all of Israel to sit in one Succah.”  (Succah 27B) This doesn’t mean that we  should actually sit in one Succah, but we should all be willing to sit together with each other.   ~ The Nikolsburg Rebbe

“If I had already died and the Almighty told me I could come back to life again, image how happy I would be.  Now that I am still alive, shouldn’t I still feel that same joy?” ~ R” Nochum of … Continue reading →

When approaching a mitzvah, a person should view it as if it is his only mitzvah, as if he is the only person in the world and as if this is the only day on which he can perform it. … Continue reading →

“Rabbi Nachman says: How much would you give not to stop breathing?  You have to give a million times more in order not to stop being happy. We are human beings.  We are sometimes sad.  And sometimes we are 100% … Continue reading →

“Hashem doesn’t care about how much power, money and influence we have.  He loves each of us whether or not we have a university degree, and really doesn’t care if we’re Phi Beta Kappa or not.  King David said (Psalms 147: 10-11), … Continue reading →

“It is not so much that we need to be taken out of exile. It is that the exile must be taken out of us.” ~ From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by R’ Tzvi … Continue reading →

“We have been privileged to see a miracle greater than all those performed at Har Sinai.  The Torah and mitzvos have been studied and performed by our nation throughout history, through all manner of persecution and oppression.  This is a … Continue reading →

“To serve G-d you need a healthy body as well as a healthy soul.  How can you meditate, pray or study properly when the body’s wellness is neglected?  Taking care of your body so that the soul can flourish is … Continue reading →