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When one is afraid, the fear itself makes it more likely for that which is feared to occur, r’l. ~ R’ Elimelech Biderman

Our Emuna in Hashem must be complete and absolute. A compromised Emuna is not Emuna. ~ R’ Chaim Soleveitchik zt”l (1853-1918)

There is a great rule that I must tell you: When two people are wrestling, if one of them is lazy and moves about heavily, he will fall, even if he is the stronger one.  The same is true with the war … Continue reading →

A single mitzvah performed in our decadent, immoral times is equal to many “big” mitzvos done in previous generations, when resistance of the Yetzer Hara was less fierce…”   ~ The Arizal (1534-1572)

Everyone’s got their thing [that they struggle with].  For one person it is getting up on time.  For one person it is saying all of davening.  For another person, it is having kavanah in davening. Everyone’s got their thing. Ask yourself, what … Continue reading →

Every mitzvah one does on Shabbos is 500 times greater than a mitzvah performed on a weekday. A daf Gemara studied on Shabbos is equivalent to studying 500 daf Gemara on a weekday.  A chapter of Tehillim on Shabbos equals 500 … Continue reading →

In the beginning of the week, we asked the following: Which particular words or phrases in the davening have become more significant to you since the onset of the War in Israel, and why? Here are the most popular answers: … Continue reading →

When G-d loves someone, He sends a gift.   What’s the gift?  The gift is a poor man, to give the person merit [by giving tzedakah].  ~ The Zohar — Last chance to answer the Question of the Week – click … Continue reading →

A man once asked R’ Chaim Kanievsky zt”l, how he can acquire the middah of zerizus, when by nature he was lazy and the effort to act with alacrity and learn Torah was difficult for him. R’ Chaim answered: A … Continue reading →

Which particular words or phrases in the davening have become more significant to you since the onset of the War in Israel, and why? Please share your answers by using the form below (on the website) or just clicking here: https://forms.gle/czVHuvsfrXdTejGfA … Continue reading →