Give thanks to Hashem, declare His Name, make His acts known among the peoples. Sing to Him, make music to Him, speak of all His wonders. Glory in His holy Name, be glad of heart, you who seek Hashem. Search out Hashem and His might, seek His presence always.
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In times such as ours, when capable people are scarce, anyone who shows willingness to tackle a vital problem has divine assistance heaped upon him. ~ R’ Eliyahu Dessler zt’l
Modesty is not about being covered up, but about awareness of a private life and of personal dignity. Today this concept of private dignity does not exist. As a result, everything is flaunted, everything is public. ~ R’ Yaakov Weinberg zt”l
As with any mitzvah, a child should be trained to avoid speaking loshon hora as soon as he reaches the age of understanding in this regard. It is common for children to denigrate the food they are served, causing hurt to the cook. Children should be trained to avoid making such comments. ~ Sefer Chofetz Chaim
All of my lofty spiritual achievements were attained through joy in the performance of a mitzvah. ~ The Arizal
When two people love one another, they can stand together on the head of a pin. When two people hate one another, the whole world is not wide enough for them to coexist. ~ R’ Shlomo Ibn Gabirol zt”l
The mitzva of ahavat yisrael extends to anyone born into the people of Israel, even if you have never met him.
How much more so does it extend to every member – man or woman of the Jewish community where you live, who belongs to your own community. ~ R’ Schneur Zalman of Liadi zt”l
Distance yourself from all that is ugly and unseemly, from lust and from anything that will lead people to be suspicious of you, and you will find favor in the eyes of God and man. ~ R’ Menachem Mendel Leffin zt”l
A person wakes up in the morning, makes himself a cup of coffee.
He puts the bitter coffee in a mug, adds to it the sweet sugar, pours in the boiling water and adds some cold milk. A cup full of contrasts; hot, cold, bitter, sweet.
Then he says, “Ribono shel Olam, I don’t know how my day will be… bitter, sweet, hot, cold,but one thing I know for sure, it will be “shehakol n’hiyeh b’dvaro — as You say it will be.”
And that is how a Jew should start his/her morning, knowing that HaShem will pick just what’s right for him out of the sea of contrasts.
