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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 →

The same way that parents only grow into their role by actual parenting – because one cannot learn parenting without having children – writers grow by writing, and leaders grow only by leading. We don’t grow by sitting back and … Continue reading →

Every person is made better through others. Since each individual has unique qualities that others may lack, the understanding that, together, we form one whole allows us all to complement and perfect one another. ~ R’ Schneur Zalman of Liadi … Continue reading →

The Abarbanel teaches us that Klal Yisroel are compared to stars because like a star shines in the night…So too, even in the dark moments and difficult times, a Yid still shines bright!