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Lucy’s 9 Rules

At the funeral for his wife, Lucy, R’ Leo Dee shared the following 9 rules his wife taught him and how she lived her life: 1. Forgive. When you hold grudges, it only hurts you. 2. Apologize. Even if it’s … Continue reading

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Serve Hashem with Joy

Sadness isn’t a sin, but the timtum haleiv (closed heart) that sadness generates, the greatest sin doesn’t create. ~ R’ Ahron HaGadol of Karlin zt”l

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Don’t be Afraid

When one is afraid of something, he makes himself vulnerable to it.  If he is afraid of poverty, poverty rules over him, and therefore, he is liable to become poor.  ~ The Maharal (Bava Metzia 33)

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My Role

I have not come to this world merely to fulfill my obligations. ~ The Kopischnitzer Rebbe

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What’s in our Control

We can’t control life, but we can control our attitude. ~ The Ba’al Shem Tov

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Don’t Tell

Perform an important mitzva, but never reveal it to anyone else so the only ones who are aware of it are HaShem and you. ~ R’ Nachman Kahana

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How to Keep Improving

Keep learning from life itself.  There is no phenomenon in the world from which you cannot learn something practical. By utilizing every opportunity for gaining wisdom, you will constantly keep improving and growing. ~ R’ Chaim Mordechai Katz zt”l

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Leave Your Troubles Behind

“In every generation, one must consider himself as if he left Mitzrayim.” The Sfas Emes zt’l says that one must think this way because this is exactly what is happening. Every year, on Pesach, we become free, and we leave … Continue reading

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A Spiritual Remedy

Unlike most other mitzvos, the uniqueness of matzah is that it enters the body. Therefore, it is like a spiritual remedy. It removes all the bad that is inside him and enables him to be reunited with Hashem. ~ The … Continue reading

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Even Today

We are guaranteed that even in this bitter exile, when we sit and tell the story of yetzias Mitzrayim to our children to implant them with yiras Hashem, Hashem’s kindness is on us, just as it was when we left … Continue reading

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