Category Archives: Spirituality

How to Eat and Drink

If one eats beef and drinks wine not out of physical desire, but in order to broaden his mind for the service of G‑d and Torah, as Rava said, “Wine and fragrance make my mind more receptive,” or in order … Continue reading

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Your Most Heroic Acts

Your most heroic acts are those of which you may not even be aware. Like the time you could have gotten even with the guy in the next cubicle, and nobody would have known. And you really wanted to. But … Continue reading

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Always Connected

A Jew is connected with Hashem, not only while he Davens or engages in a mitzvah,  but during every moment of his life.  The moment he opens his eyes in the morning and recites Modeh Ani, he declares that he is aware that he is in Hashem’s presence. … Continue reading

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Menorah on Your Face

Every person has an image of a beautiful menorah on his face. If we draw imaginary lines between a person’s two ears, two eyes, two nostrils and mouth in the middle, we have a beautiful drawing of a menorah with … Continue reading

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Want to Want

A Bachur came for an acceptance interview to Yeshiva Shor Yoshuv. The Rosh Yeshiva Harav Shlomo Freifeld asked him “Do you want to learn?” “No” replied the boy “but I want to want to learn.” Rav Shlomo loved the answer and warmly accepted the boy , who today is … Continue reading

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Emes v. Sheker

The Hebrew word for “truth – Emes” is composed of the three letters that are the first, middle, and last letters of the alphabet.  The three Hebrew letters that spell “falsehood – Sheker” stand next to one another.  This tells … Continue reading

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Music

Music has the unique ability to bring a person closer to Hashem.  Although Torah writings and sefarim are indeed very valuable, it is precisely because we are accustomed to them that they might not always arouse our emotions.  That is … Continue reading

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A Dream Come True – Video

This short video is worth watching.  It is about the story of a Sefer Torah that was dedicated in memory of an IDF soldier who was killed in 2006. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N1g8JlG3aRQ  

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You are a Miracle

You have eyes that can see, ears that can hear, you have nerves on your fingertips that can feel, you have taste buds in your mouth and you have the ability to think and remember, you are a wonderful machine … Continue reading

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Opportune Times

When a person feels his heart uplifted, he should know that this is an opportune time for him. ~ R’ Nachman of Breslov zt”l

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