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A man is walking down the street. Suddenly, someone comes up from behind and gives him a big slap on the back. He turns around to see who it is. If it is his enemy, he will be furious at him, but … Continue reading →

My rosh yeshivah, Rav Moshe Chait, told us how, as a child, he went to the zoo and saw a massive lion, growling in its cage. It was frightening, and Rabbi Chait asked the zookeeper if the animal was able … Continue reading →

Love is shown when a person does at least a little bit more than was expected or demanded of him. The surest sign that someone is doing something only because he has to and not because he loves to is … Continue reading →

If a person wouldn’t run after his parnassah, the parnassah would run after him because before someone is formed in the womb, Hashem decrees whether he will be poor or wealthy (according to Hashem’s wisdom of each individual’s needs). Everything … Continue reading →

We, the Jewish people, are less than a quarter of a percent of the world’s population. If I told you that we were ten percent, you’d say that makes sense, but we’re not even one percent. One percent is almost … Continue reading →

The Ruzhiner said, “What tzaddikim accomplish on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, simple people can accomplish on Zos Chanukah.” We can daven for yeshuos and refuos and they will come, be’ezras Hashem. As the Shaul u’Meishiv (Divrei Shaul) zt’l teaches, … Continue reading →

The Skulener Rebbe (Rebbe Eliezer Zusia) zt’l would say that on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Succos, we build a beautiful (spiritual) edifice, which is the source for bounty and blessings for the new year. Yet, something is missing. There … Continue reading →

Believe with emunah sheleimah that when you stand to light Chanukah lecht, all the sparks of your soul and of your fathers’ and grandfather’s neshamos, all the way up to Adam HaRishon are standing there with you. This occurs to … Continue reading →

Hallel on Chanukah shouldn’t be said like Hallel on Rosh Chodesh, because Hallel on Rosh Chodesh is a minhag, while the Hallel on Chanukah is a mitzvah. ~ The Chebiner Rav zt’l

Every candle that is lit for a mitzvah is extremely holy. If we had ruach hakadosh, we would perceive the future when we light those candles. They tell us prophecy and resemble the times that the navi spoke and told … Continue reading →