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A Passuk that Sums up Avodas Hashem

And now, O Israel, what does Hashem, your God, ask of you? Only to fear Hashem, your God, to go in all His ways and to love Him, and to serve Hashem, your God, with all your heart and with … Continue reading

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You’ll be Asked This

One of the questions that a person is asked at the ultimate judgment after death is, “Did you treat others like a king, with a pleasing and calm manner?”   ~ Maseches Chibut HaKever

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All from Above

Realize that whenever something happens in your life, it is because it was decreed by Hashem.  As the Sages (Chulin 7b) have said, “A person only bangs his finger in this world because it was so decreed from Above.” Therefore, whatever you have … Continue reading

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Relying on a Miracle

“One does not rely on a miracle.” (Pesachim 64b) The person, however, who serves Hashem over and beyond nature, may rely upon a miracle, which is over and beyond nature. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe zt”l

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Send a Lifeline

We have to believe in other people. When we think about people who are struggling or going through a rough time, and we’re not sure if they will make it through – when we reflect and really believe that they … Continue reading

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Here’s the Difference

They say “When I see it, I will believe it.” We say “When I believe it, then I will see it!” That’s the power of Bitachon! ~ Michael Safdie, quoting his mother

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Shabbos Nachamu – A New Era

This Shabbos is one of the most special Shabbosim of the year.  On this Shabbos, Hashem consoles us and gives us hope for the future. The Maharil teaches, “The Shabbos after Tisha B’Av is Shabbos Nachamu.  The entire nation should … Continue reading

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What do we Know?

The saddest thing in the world is that we know so much about each other’s mistakes, but how much do we know about each other’s good deeds?  How much do we know about each other’s good points? ~ R’ Shlomo … Continue reading

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Connections

There is only the One Above and you below. Everything else is just connections.

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Only with Tefillah

After the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash, Hakadosh Baruch Hu doesn’t give goodness to the Jewish nation without tefillah. ~ The Rokeach

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