No city in the world, not even Athens or Rome, ever played as great a role in the life of a nation for so long a time, as Jerusalem has done in the life of the Jewish people. ~ David Ben-Gurion
The answer to yesterday’s Identify that Prayer is a line from the paragraph Al Hatzadikim in Shemona Esrei
“…may Your compassion be aroused, Hashem, our God, and give goodly reward to all who sincerely believe in Your Name.
Please reply with the answer either on the website or by simply replying to this email. For those of you who don’t get it, the answer will be in tomorrow’s post.
If things do not go the way you wish them to be, you should then wish them to be the way they are in reality. ~ R’ Mordechai of Lekhivitz zt”l
The Holy One Belssed Be He desires no dealings with a baal lashon hara and does not wish to save him from misfortune. ~ The Chofetz Chaim citing a Midrash
My wallet can be embarrassed from his wallet, but I myself will not be embarrassed from him.
If you have bitochon, you are truly a wealthy person. If, however, the situation is that people mistakenly think that you have bitochon, it is just as if you are mistakenly thought to be wealthy. ~ R’ Yosef Yozel Hurwitz zt”l
When we have something for a long time we usually take it for granted. From the day we were born we have breathed air and seen sunlight and the beauty of nature. We have had sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch for such a long time we have lost our appreciation for them.
Make it a daily practice to view the world as if you were created today. Mentally picture yourself coming into the world for the first time and observe everything with a freshness. This exercise can transform the mundane into a thrilling experience. ~ R’ Noson Tzvi Finkel zt”l as quoted by R’ Zelig Pliskin.
The Arizal said that all his wisdom was due to the merit of his feeling great joy when he performed a mitzvah. ~ Sefer Charaidim
Sometimes we refrain from a worthy action which we feel would be “out of character,” failing to realize that it would be out of character not with us, but with the evil inclination within us. ~ R’ Shraga Silverstein zt”l
Emuna Daily 