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The gemara in Sukkah 27b states: “It is proper for all of Israel to sit in one Sukkah.” This doesn’t mean that we  should actually sit in one Sukkah, but we should all be willing to sit together with each … Continue reading →

If I had already died and the Almighty told me I could come back to life again, imagine how happy I would be.  Now that I am still alive, shouldn’t I still feel that same joy? ~ R” Nochum of … Continue reading →

The first thing in being an oved (servant of) Hashem is to say, “Thank you Hashem!”  That’s the basis of everything: A person who is not in the mindset of expressing gratitude can’t be an oved Hashem.  As it says “What is good … Continue reading →

I post this every few years the day after Yom Kippur because it is so important.   This explains why we sometimes go from such a spiritual high to a spiritual low. “When a person wishes to enter into the service … Continue reading →

When one does teshuvah, he becomes a brand-new person. He isn’t the same person who committed the sin. And this is the reason teshuvah atones…” ~ Chofetz Chaim

We say, “Al cheit shechatanu lifanecha” – “For the sin that we committed before You.” Rebbe Asher of Stolin zt’l explained that our primary regret is “shechatanu lifanecha” that we sinned before You; that we caused Hashem distress. People can … Continue reading →

The Yismach Moshe zt’l said that when he was young, he heard from tzaddikim that when one says viduy he should think: a time will come when I will stand before the beis din in heaven (the Heavenly court). I … Continue reading →

If one doesn’t pray for his gashmiyos needs (worldly possessions), that means he thinks he can manage those matters on his own. But, of course, he can’t. One can’t do anything without Hashem. Therefore, one should pray for his gashmiyos … Continue reading →

Those who don’t ask don’t have. ~ R’ Pinchas of Koritz zt”l

When you are davening in deep concentration and thought, know that prayer is accepted with the same amount of concentration it is said with.  ~ Rabbeinu David Ben Yosef Avudraham zt”l  Daven well and may we all be blessed with … Continue reading →