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One’s intent in performing all mitzvos should be toward Hashem, to move closer to Him and to bask in the light of His Countenance.  ~ Ramchal (1707-1746)

The greater your riches, the further you are from them. When you only have a little money, you can keep it on your person. When you acquire more, you must keep it in a locked box. It is then more … Continue reading →

When planning anything in life, stipulate, “Im Yirtzeh Hashem“ – provided that Hashem so wishes. ~ The Shelah Hakodesh (1555-1630)

Shabbos is a day of ecstasy that has aspects of the afterlife. Every person who observes Shabbos properly will be able to experience an intense spiritual pleasure. With this we receive a taste of the reward of Olam Habbah, the … Continue reading →

“Whoever is always afraid that he might become poor, he will become poor.”  ~ Bava Metzia 33. The Maharal explains, “When one is afraid of poverty, he is giving poverty the ability to affect him and to reach him… When … Continue reading →

If one sees that his bitachon isn’t perfect, he should trust in Hashem that Hashem will help him even if his bitachon isn’t perfect. ~ R’ Rephael of Barshid zt”l

Someone said to the Beis Yisrael zt’l, “I have doubts in emuna, so what value can my tefillos have?” The Beis Yisrael opened the Gemara where it says that when one says “Amen yehei shemei rabba..” with all his strength, … Continue reading →

Know that there are people whose eyes are directed toward Hashem when it comes to major matters…but who do not remember Hashem in the small things. This is because the activity is trivial in their eyes and they are certain … Continue reading →

The things we need to survive in this physical world – such as air and water – are supplied in abundance. So too, in spiritual matters.   Since Emuna is the most necessary element of spiritual life, wherever you seek it, … Continue reading →

Jews survived all the defeats, expulsions, persecutions and pogroms, the centuries in which they were regarded as a pariah people, even the Holocaust itself, because they never gave up the faith that one day they would be free to live … Continue reading →