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The Choice is Yours

You don’t want to believe? You won’t, regardless what you are faced with. ~ R’ Ephraim Lever

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Much More Beneficial!

It is easy to condemn others. It is not as easy to assist them to improve, but much more beneficial. ~ R’ Zelig Pliskin

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The Blink of an Eye

There is an old saying: The past is no more, the future is not yet, and the present is as fleeting as the blink of an eye. ~ Chochmah Umussar

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Try This!

Pray for the welfare of others even when they are not aware you are praying for them. ~ The Chofetz Chaim Every person we meet has needs for which we can pray. Success in spiritual matters, success in financial matters, … Continue reading

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No Getting Out of It

One should not say “Why should I bother learning the laws of loshon hara? Instead I will just accustom myself to remain silent.  Often one is required to speak about other people.  Therefore, he must learn the laws of what … Continue reading

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Infinite Ways

There is nothing in the world from which you cannot learn a way of serving the Lord, may He be Blessed.  ~ The Kotzker Rebbe

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Lighten your Load

When your heart is heavy and full of anxiety, you can lighten it with enthusiastic prayer to the Almighty. ~ R’ Bunim of Parshischo zt”l

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Small Mitzvah

The attitude of one who fears Hashem is to be just as scrupulous  with a small mitzvah as a big one, because no matter the level of the mitzvah, they are all the same in the sense that they are given by Hashem. … Continue reading

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I Do Not Know

Many times Rashi writes in his interpretation: “I do not know what this teaches us.”  Would it not have been preferable for him to have written nothing?  We learn from this, if you do not know the meaning of something … Continue reading

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The Welfare of Others

When you envy the good fortune of others, you destroy your own happiness and well-being.  On the other hand, when you sincerely wish for the welfare of others, you give them heartfelt blessings.  In the process of making others feel … Continue reading

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