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Emuna is knowing Hashem is there. Bitachon is resting in His care.

When a person chooses a path with strong ambition, Hashem leads them along that path (see Makos 10b). This applies whether the path is positive or negative. ~ R’ Yechezkel Levenstein zt”l

“Before we awaken, the neshama of the day calls out and pleads:  ‘Please make the most of me!  I will exist only once.  The sun will rise and set, and I will be gone.  Fill me with purpose, and live … Continue reading →

Look back and thank Hashem. Look forward and trust Hashem.

Worrying is a conversation you have with yourself about things you cannot change. Davening is a conversation you have with Hashem about things He Can change. Worry less.  Daven more.

Never stop pleading with your Father in Heaven. The more you speak to Him as a father, the more He will reveal Himself in that role. ~ The Maggid of Mezritch

Moshe did not eat, drink or sleep for 40 days when he received the Torah.  The reason could be understood with a parable: A king once said to his beloved friend, “Gather for yourself gold coins from my treasury.”  In … Continue reading →

“The Torah was not given to angels.” ~ Midrash Tanchuma, Naso 11 Hashem gave the Torah to human beings—with struggles, with flaws, with potential. Shavuos reminds us: You don’t need to be perfect to receive the Torah. You just need … Continue reading →

The mishna at the beginning of Peah states that the study of Torah outweighs them all (i.e., all of the other mitzvos).  The Vilna Gaon, in Shenos Eliyahu, explains why this is so: It is because every word of Torah … Continue reading →

Only three people were graced with the distinct title of “Eved” (Servant) of Hashem: Avraham Avinu, Kaleiv and Moshe Rabeinu.   It is because they never referred to another human being as “my master” or themselves as “your servant” and remained … Continue reading →