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We are not physical beings living a spiritual life. We are spiritual beings living a physical life. The Baal HaTanya taught us that every Jew has a “chelek Elokah mima’al mamesh” – an actual spark of the Divine. We do … Continue reading →

“I Will Sing to Hashem” (Tehillim 13:6) Don’t just say your Emunah – Sing your Emunah! Don’t just say “It’s for the good” – Sing “It’s for the good!” You are not musical? You need not be. Singing doesn’t necessarily … Continue reading →

You should expect good things from yourself.  Not perfection. The reality is that people grow, even if they slip. Slipping up just means that you’re a human being. Accept that, and move forward. Falling isn’t the problem. Not getting back … Continue reading →

It’s a tragedy that we spend so much money, we send our children to the best schools, but as much as they learn, they don’t know how much Hashem loves them.  When we lie down to say Krias Shema with … Continue reading →

Hashem has enough angels.  If Hashem wanted perfection, He wouldn’t have created us. Hashem wants us, with our faults and human imperfections. Our deeds seem slanted and incomplete, and sometimes we step out of line, but it is precisely due … Continue reading →

Don’t waste your time saying that the good old days were different. Of course they were different. But right now is the good old days. I’ll tell you a secret. Someday they’ll see today as the good old days. These … Continue reading →

The purpose of prayer is not to get us out of trouble.  The purpose of trouble is to get us into prayer. ~ R’ Yitzchok Hutner zt”l

A person is obligated to say, “The world was created for me” (Talmud Sanhedrin 37a).  We are obligated to be aware of our own greatness.  Feel proud that you were created in the image of God.  Pride in the awareness … Continue reading →

Spiritual life is superior to physical life. But the physical life of another is an obligation of my spiritual life. ~ R’ Yisroel Salanter zt”l

The more good news you bring your Creator, the less need you will have to complain about the opposite. Meditate on those things you have to be thankful for. Express your thanks out loud. The number of things to kvetch … Continue reading →