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Each word of kindness, each word of Torah or Tefillah, creates a heavenly advocate for the speaker. Each hurtful word, each word of loshon hora or falsehood, creates a prosecuting angel. ~ R’ Avraham Azulai zt”l (1570-1643)

When one believes in Hashem, he knows that everything is for the good.  Someone who doesn’t believe in Hashem doesn’t have that comforting thought.  The believer also relies on Hashem to provide him with all his needs.  The non-believer is … Continue reading →

If you know that it is dark, it is easy to turn on the light. If you know that your spiritual life is lacking, it is simple to remedy the problem. Knowing what is wrong is half the cure. But … Continue reading →

Don’t busy yourself with making plans to learn, just sit and learn. ~ R’ Yaakov Meir Shechter Tomorrow, we are IYH starting Bava Metzia.  I encourage all the men who aren’t doing the daf, to give it a shot – … Continue reading →

No one is happier than someone who believes in Hashem.  How happy would you be if the world’s greatest king talked to you, loved you, and desired your good deeds?  How would you feel to speak with this king every … Continue reading →

Only a person who can overcome his desires for what he does not have is truly free. He is the only type of person who will live a completely happy life since whatever he does not have does not bother … Continue reading →

If you add up the intention of all the tefillos of Bnei Yisrael, you will see that their primary request is for money. But if you add up all the money of Bnei Yisrael, you will see that it is … Continue reading →

The Gemara says that the me’il atoned for lashon hara. Hakadosh Baruch Hu says “Let clothing that has a sound atone for the aveirah that was committed with a sound.” But why would the sound of the bells at the … Continue reading →

R’ Shaul Yedidyah of Modzitz zt’l always had a smile on his face, even in Poland during the Holocaust. When people asked him how he was so happy and not worried like everyone else, he replied with the following: “I’m … Continue reading →

Performing a mitzvah once with tzaar (pain/difficulty) is the equivalent of performing a mitzvah 100 times without it.  ~ Avos d’Reb Noson