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Every blatt Gemara is a missile. Every Tosfos is a rocket.  Every kapitel Tehillim is a bomb. ~ R’ Noach Isaac Oelbaum

One thing we learned over the past few weeks; the world doesn’t care about us as much as we thought, and we care about each other a lot more than we realized.

When you tell someone, “Don’t be afraid,” you are saying, “There is reason to be afraid, but be strong, and don’t let yourself fall into panic and fear.”  But when you ask someone, “Why are you afraid?” you are saying … Continue reading →

The Gemara (Shabbos 118a) states the following: Anyone who fulfills the obligation to eat three meals on Shabbos is spared from three misfortunes: (1) From the pangs of Moshiach (the suffering that precedes the advent of Moshiach); (2) from the … Continue reading →

When you look at the world, and the episodes that are painful and hard for us, you should look at the outcome, and you will see a great wonder. Many things happen to us that we don’t want, but in the end, … Continue reading →

We must believe that everything is for the good and that everything is from Hashem. The belief itself has the potential to turn everything around and cause the good to occur. Sifsei Tzaddik writes, “When one believes in nature, matters generally … Continue reading →

When Jewish lives are endangered, one does not ask the opinion of others. ~ The Lubavitcher Rebbe zt”l

In Devarim Rabbah, it is noted that even though Achav’s generation worshiped idols, they remarkably emerged victorious in every war due to their avoidance of lashon hara. Conversely, the Yerushalmi (Peah 1) highlights that Dovid’s generation was filled with righteousness, … Continue reading →

Click the following link and be inspired by the commitments people have made to help Klal Yisrael during this time: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bHZEYFGP0_cS7gG-WSyM3aw1za5wHqvIsTon8HMooKo/edit?usp=sharing   I’ll highlight a few below:  Saying Tehillim, learning it, and saying it slowly.   Saying Nishmas, Parshas Haketores, and Kriat … Continue reading →

A man was created not for his station in this world, but for his station in the World to Come. It is only that his station in this world is a means towards his station in the World to Come, … Continue reading →