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Constantly focus on the Mishnah in Pirkei Avos (2:12) “All of your actions should be for the sake of the Almighty.” When you meditate on this Mishnah, you will experience the elevated state of cleaving to and being connected to … Continue reading →

If a person is lazy when it comes to spiritual pursuits and acts as if he were forced to do them, but engages in material pursuits with enthusiasm, it shows that he considers material matters to be more important. When … Continue reading →

Noach’s son, Cham told others about his father’s drunkenness and was cursed, whereas Noach himself was not.  Thus, speaking ill of one who has sinned is worse than he who committed the sin. ~ R’ Moshe Amiel zt”l

Bitter people are never grateful; grateful people are never bitter. ~ R’ Lazer Brody

Not only is there no deity or power other than God, but in fact, there is no true existence at all besides God.  The fact that we see a physical world is only due to our inability to see the … Continue reading →

God is playful.  He conceals and reveals Himself – and waits for you to find Him.  ~ The Kotzker Rebbe

There are 86,400 seconds in a day, and we’re given that time, every single day, as a gift. And you can’t carry it over, can’t say, “Today, I’m tired, I’ll save this hour for tomorrow.” There is no rollover plan. … Continue reading →

When a father brings his son to cheder for the first time, the father is very happy because his son is starting to learn Torah. The Tzemech Tzedek of Lubavitz zt’l said that this helps us understand the great joy … Continue reading →

Studying Torah after a holiday creates a vessel to retain all the bounty that one acquired during the holidays. ~ R’ Mendel of Riminov zt’l

Sometimes the yetzer hara allows us to win a battle or two. But then, when an essential and important battle comes around, we are weak and don’t have strength to fight. We assume that since we won so many wars … Continue reading →