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What G-d has planned for you will take place, even if no one agrees that it should. ~ The Lubavitcher Rebbe zt”l

Today we have a memory problem. We have a long term memory for our failures, and a short term memory for our blessings. Time to make the switch. ~ Gedale Fenster

Miracles are performed for someone who self-sacrifices.  Pick something difficult in your life, pray for it, and go all in.  The bigger the struggle, the greater the miracle.  ~ R’ Nachman of Breslov zt”l

Have you ever gone to the doctor’s office and had to fill out one of those forms where you check “no” next to a long list of ailments?  It’s a great reminder of just how blessed we are.  Instead of … Continue reading →

When davening in deep concentration and thought, know that prayer is accepted commensurate with the amount of concentration it is said with. ~ Rabbeinu Dovid Ben Yosef Avudraham zt”l (14th century)

When Hakadosh Baruch Hu loves a person, He sends him a gift. What gift? A poor person, so he can earn the mitzvah of tzedakah through him. ~ The Zohar

In Shir Hashirim we learn, “Ani L’dodi V’dodi Li” – “I am to my Beloved and my Beloved is to me.”  The closer we bring ourselves to Hashem, the closer He will come to us. ~ R’ Dovid Hoffman

The Vilna Gaon states that there are 3 painful days on the calendar for the yetzer hara, when the yetzer hara can’t incite people to sin.  They are Rosh Chodesh Elul, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur.

A tightrope walker requires absolute concentration on the wire; distraction will cause him to fall. Likewise, the more a person maintains his focus on Hashem, the less likely he will be to plummet into sin. ~ R’ Benzion Abba Shaul … Continue reading →

Tzadikim look at the endgame, how the choices they make today will affect not just how they live today, but down the road as well…They say “okay, what do I have to do now to make sure that I don’t … Continue reading →