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Emuna is not knowing what the future holds, but knowing WHO holds the future.

Reb Moshe Chaim of Slonim zt’l would say to those who were excessively afraid of the Yomim Norai’m: “It isn’t a band of thieves who are seated in the Court, up in Heaven. It is our Father in Heaven, and … Continue reading →

Sadness is a great obstacle to serving the Almighty. A person who has transgressed should not become excessively sad since this will prevent him from further spiritual growth.  One should feel deep regret for the wrong he has done and … Continue reading →

The Sfas Emes advised people who were excessively disturbed about their failures to daven or learn properly, to not focus on the past, but to keep trying in the present.  ~ Siach Sarfai Kodesh

A person should do teshuvah for the first sin he committed as a child.  For the Sages tell us that “one sin leads to another sin” (Avos 4:2).   The sin one does today was sparked by an earlier sin, … Continue reading →

The only possessions we can truly call our own are what we give away to charity.   Only they escort us to the next world.   ~ R’ Shlomo Ganzfried zt”l Giving tzedakah on erev Rosh Hashana is considered a … Continue reading →

When you say Tehillim, it is as if and as great as Dovid Hamelech himself, saying them. Dovid Hamelech wrote the Tehillim with Divine Inspiration – the Holy Breath.  This Holy Breath is still in the words of the Tehillim. … Continue reading →

During his sermon on Rosh Hashanah, the saintly Yismach Moshe would relate the following: On Rosh Hashanah, the kings and rulers of all nations are standing before the Heavenly Court, anxiously waiting to hear the judgment of their nation.  King … Continue reading →

On Rosh Hashanah, one must act wisely and only think good thoughts.   One should only keep in mind that Hashem will be good to us.   One must be happy on Rosh Hashanah, and yet one must cry. ~ … Continue reading →

View each day as a page in your autobiography. ~ R’ Yechezkel Abramsky zt”l What’s today’s page going to be about?  Perhaps begin a new chapter.