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If you are not a better person tomorrow than you are today, what need have you for a tomorrow? ~  Rebbe Nachman of Breslov

Continuing on yesterday’s theme, R’ Elimelech Biderman explains based on the Sfas Emes that when one is ready to make sacrifices and guard his eyes to keep the Torah, he is living with mesirus nefesh. The sefarim describe the great … Continue reading →

If I am ready to give my life for Hashem, shouldn’t I be able to give away a taavah (desire) for Hashem?  If a taavah is forbidden or improper, shouldn’t I refrain? Holding back is far easier than sacrificing one’s … Continue reading →

Rabbi Leib Chasman related that he once ate a Friday night meal at the home of the Chofetz Chaim.  He was very surprised that the song, Shalom Aleichem, which is usually recited before the meal, was not said until after … Continue reading →

A person must be constantly on guard when he feels himself undergoing a period of spiritual descent, not to lose himself entirely. The plunge in itself is usually far more damaging than the level to which one has descended. If … Continue reading →

One’s trust in God during times of tragedy and darkness should stem from knowledge that God can rescue him from any difficulty, and that His salvation can come as swiftly as the blink of an eye.  Therefore, one must remain … Continue reading →

Love of all creatures is also love of God, for whoever loves the One loves all the works that He has made.  When one loves God, it is impossible not to love His creatures.  The opposite is also true: If … Continue reading →

More important than who one’s grandparents were, is who one’s grandchildren will be. ~ R’ Shlomo Riskin

Let the heart of those rejoice who seek the Lord ~ Divrei HaYamim 16:10 It is only human to feel downcast when searching for a lost item and to be happy when it is found.  “Those who seek the Lord” … Continue reading →

R’ Kalonymus Kalman Shapira of Piaseczno, also known as the Aish Kodesh, would tell his students each day when lessons were over and they were about to go home: “My dear boys, never forget that the greatest thing in this … Continue reading →