Someone once insulted a very pious person. The community wanted to put a ban on the man, but the pious person would not hear of it.
“We must punish that man, not merely for your sake,” the pious person was told, “but to prevent the insulting of others.”
“On the contrary!” exclaimed the pious person. “Let people learn from me not to let insults bother them.” ~ Sefer Chasidim as quoted by R’ Zelig Pliskin
Questions are good. They show you’re alive and thinking. But you’re not going to get the full picture of Torah by pecking like a pigeon at crumbs on the sidewalk.
The only way to comprehend what Torah is saying is with a consistent schedule of study and a good teacher. ~ The Lubavitcher Rebbe zt”l
2 more items:
I want to let you all know that when I posted that link about the Kosher Switch 2 weeks ago, it was the day they launched and before the controversy over it began. Since then, many respected rabbis have spoken out against it. Therefore, please consult your Rav as to whether it is permitted for use on shabbos or not before you purchase or use it. In the meantime, here is an excellent shiur, recorded almost 4 years ago, by Rabbi Aryeh Leibowitz in which he discusses all the halachic issues with the Kosher Switch. http://www.kosherswitch.com/live/go/2366
Second, last month many of you started learning Mishna Berurah Yomi either on your own or with Rabbi Aaron Glatt’s 15 minute shiur on the OU website. Now, there is a new daily email following the same cycle which is really well done. It contains a brief overview of that day’s page of the Mishna Berurah, as well as a brief review of the previous day’s learning and a preview of the next day’s. It is embedded right in the email and even contains pictures. I highly recommend you try it out as anyone who signs up right now will receive the subscription absolutely free. Signing up takes about 5 seconds. Click here.
If you say something derogatory about another person, you are guilty of speaking loshon hora even if that person does not suffer any consequent loss or damage. An example of this is a case where the listener refused to believe a derogatory statement that you told him. ~ Guard Your Tongue
People are accustomed to look at the heavens and to wonder what happens there. It would be better if they would look within themselves, to see what happens there. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe
Hashem renews His choice of us as His beloved nation every single day, as we say in davening –
“Ha-Bocher – He chooses – not Buchar – He chose –
His nation of Israel with love.” ~ Sfas Emes
(as quoted in “Think Hashem Daily”)
As you pass a tree, know that it has a certain spiritual quality; it represents what we are looking for. If we could stop and think about that tree for weeks and months, we would come so close to Hashem that we would be on the verge of prophecy.
There’s so much greatness in one natural object that it’s able to bring forth from our souls this capability of recognizing the Creator. ~ R’ Avigdor Miller zt”l
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every spring. He sends you a sunrise every morning. Face it, friend – He is crazy about you!
God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.
Read this line very slowly and let it sink in…
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
~ From an email I received from a friend
Another stellar question you should ask yourself: In what way has my presence in the world contributed to the advancement of the Jewish nation? ~ Rabbi Nachman Kahana
If you say something derogatory about another person, you are guilty of speaking loshon hora even if that person does not find out about it or suffer any consequent loss or damage. ~ Guard Your Tongue
