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One can train oneself to be occupied with faith.  One can get used to saying at every opportunity, “Thank God,” “im yirtza Hashem-If God wills,” and so on. ~ R’ Eliyahu Dessler zt”l

At the end of the Seder we sing Echad Mi Yodeia.  The song is written in question and answer form: “Who knows one? I know one. One is Hashem in the heaven and the earth. Who knows two?…Two are the … Continue reading →

I would like to share a thought I saw from Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein. In Chad Gadya, we read how a man purchased a goat for two zuzim. Along came a cat and ate the goat; then a dog ate the … Continue reading →

If you abuse wine [tirosh], you will become  rash-poor.  If you use it properly, you will become rosh-a leader.  ~ Talmud Yoma 76b

The Kotzker Rebbe once saw a child crying.  When the Rebbe questioned his tears, the child explained, “I was playing hide and seek with my friends and they haven’t found me.” “But isn’t that the point of the game: to … Continue reading →

Every person should have two slips of paper in his pocket. On one should be written: “The world was created for me,” and on the other: “I am but dust and ashes.” A person has to have the wisdom to … Continue reading →

Not with depression, not with fearfulness, not with sentimental weakness must we turn to the Divine Light, but with clear knowledge that what flows from the depths of our heart to approach God is a natural, complete, and healthy faculty. … Continue reading →

According to his ability – this is a great principle in serving God.  Yes, a person must have a lot of patience with himself. ~ R’ Shlomo Wolbe zt”l

The face tells you to share only 50% of what you know, because a person has two eyes to acquire information, but only one mouth to reveal what he saw. ~ R’ Elimelech Biderman Shlita