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Do not judge your neighbor before having gone through what he has gone through.  Indeed, we cannot know what he is going through, how difficult it is for him to behave properly, in order not to sin. ~ R’ Yosef … Continue reading →

What matters in life is not what we say, but what we do. ~ R’ Yosef Yitzchak Sitrul zt”l

When the Klausenberger Rebbe zt”l asked the head of a yeshiva why he threw a bachur out after he told him he is ready to change, he replied that “this bachur promised me 1000 times he will improve and he … Continue reading →

Someone who makes himself new and accepts upon himself to serve Hashem this month, it will help him all the months of the year! ~ Beis Avraham zt”l

There are no boundaries to the love parents have for their children. When we ask little children how much they love their parents, they spread their arms apart, “this much, or “Until Shamayim.” Now, if a parent gives so much … Continue reading →

Some day you will look back and understand why it all happened the way it did.

It is easy for a rabbi to establish prohibitions, but a rabbi’s real strength is to teach Torah and rule on law with an emphasis on what is permitted. ~ R’ Ovadia Yosef zt”l

You are wherever your thoughts are.  Make sure your thoughts are where you want to be. ~ R’ Nachman of Breslov zt”l

Realize what a great miracle teshuva is: To undo the past, to wipe out what happened before, is something we cannot understand. It is a miracle that teshuva helps, and for this miracle we’re expected to be grateful to Hashem. … Continue reading →

You can read essays on tefillah from today until tomorrow, but the only real way to inspire your children to pray is through davening yourself. They see which shul you choose, where you sit, how you sit. That’s what works. … Continue reading →