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When I’m learning Torah the deepest depths is not that I want to understand what it says. The deepest depths is that I want to know how it relates to me, why do I need it?  Why did you tell … Continue reading →

HaKadosh Baruch Hu isn’t hidden, He’s hiding. He’s there, if you’re ready to look; He’s there, so accessible. The problem is, we’re so, so busy, so wrapped up in our lives, on our phones and screens, the news and social … Continue reading →

It is worthwhile to deliver a lecture even if it will help just one person to pray the evening services with greater concentration. This holds true even if that one person is the lecturer himself. ~ R’ Yisroel Salanter zt”l

Somebody once asked a wise and deep man, “What is love?” and he answered, love is learning the song in another person’s heart and singing this song to them when they forget it. ~ R’ YY Jacobson

One must work in order to receive Hashem’s blessings.  The passuk states “In order that Hashem, your God, bless you in all your handiwork” (Devarim 14:29).  You must provide some handiwork for God’s blessing to be applied to.  ~ Tanna … Continue reading →

We are taught that when two people get married, the groom is likened to a king and the bride is likened to a queen.  The groom asked his rabbi, “How long does this continue?” “For as long as you treat … Continue reading →

Feel joy when serving the Almighty – and then feel joy that you felt joy in serving the Almighty! ~ R’ Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev zt”l

A person should be patient with one who has sinned against him until his friend mends his ways, or until the sin disappears of its own accord. ~ R’ Moshe Cordovero zt”l

A man was singing songs of praise to God when the angel, Gavriel, came and slapped his face.  Was it because Heaven did not find him worthy? Absolutely not.  It was because Heaven wondered if he would still sing praises … Continue reading →

The more we recognize that we are not in control, the greater our chances of receiving Hashem’s assistance. ~ The Chazon Ish zt”l