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To win the battle against the yetzer hara, one needs optimism. If he believes he will fail, that will inevitably be the outcome. Forget past failures. Focus on the present. Forge ahead, battle the yetzer hara with energy and optimism, … Continue reading →

Tefillah doesn’t change Hashem’s mind, rather, “When one prays, he rises to a higher place, and becomes a new person. And although Hashem decreed on the previous person a certain decree, with tefillah to Hashem…he became a new essence. It … Continue reading →

Chazal tell us that answering “amen” is mesugal for arichus yamim (longevity), but there are two “amens” that are particularly conducive for long life. They are the “amen” answered after המחזיר שכינתו לציון and the “amen” after הפורס סוכת שלום … Continue reading →

Someone once asked the Gaon of Tchebin zt’l what qualities he should look for in a shidduch.  The Gaon replied: “Three things:

A wealthy man visited the Chofetz Chaim zt’l and expressed his surprise at how poorly furnished the Chofetz Chaim’s home was. The Chofetz Chaim responded, “And where is your furniture? All I see is your horse and wagon.” The wealthy … Continue reading →

The Rizhiner’s daughter once sighed, and her father admonished her: “When you sigh, Hashem says, ‘You think this is bad? I will show you what’s bad.’  And when a person is happy, Hashem replies,  ‘You think your life is good? … Continue reading →

People asked R’ Shimon Maryles of Yareslov zt’l, who was niftar at age 91: “How did you merit to live so long?” He replied, “It’s because I never asked questions. When a person asks questions about how Hashem leads theworld, … Continue reading →

Every person is a revelation of God, which has never been before, because every person has something of God, which nobody else ever had.   I have something that Abraham didn’t have.  I have something that Moses didn’t have. If you … Continue reading →

Hashem does not challenge man with something he cannot handle. ~ R’ Ezra Attiya zt”l

If the yetzer hara tells you to commit an aveirah, think: “Perhaps Hashem is testing me now as He tested Avraham Avinu. Perhaps this is one of the key tests of my life.”   When a person knows he is being … Continue reading →