16 Tammuz 5783 – 5 July 2023 Take heart and be strong! This world is utter vanity, and nothing remains of a person except the Torah, prayer and good deeds he has accumulated, While everyone knows this, still this is the absolute, clear, pure and undeniable truth, which each of… Read More »VANITY
13 Tammuz 5783 – 2 July 2023 The Apter Rebbe was known for teaching that every portion of the Torah had a lesson about shalom – getting along with others. His followers asked him where there is such a lesson in this week’s Torah portion, Balak. He said it’s right… Read More »NOT EVERYTHING HAS TO BE PERFECT
7 Tammuz 5783 – 26 June 2023 The battle between good and evil thoughts is the main reason for the creation. Rabbi Noson How do we connect this to Avot 6:11? Whatever the Holy Blessed One created in His world, he created only for His glory, as it is said:… Read More »The Reason for the Creation – Good and Evil Thoughts
30 Sivan 5783 – June 19, 2023 Jealousy is usually seen and perceived as a negative trait. It is good to realise that every person gets exactly what they need, what they are entitled to. “The Eyes of Hashem your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the… Read More »Jealousy
29 Sivan 5783 – 18 June 2023 The Baal Shem Tov taught that when a person brings a candle into a dark place, the darkness disappears completely and is no longer visible. The same is true when a person does Teshuvah (repents and turns from their sins and to G-d).… Read More »Darnkess Disappears Completely
27 Sivan 5783 – 16 June 2023 When a person gives a coin to someone in need, they unify G-d’s Holy Name. The small coin represents the small letter Yud, which is the first letter of The Name. The five fingers of the giver’s hand is the letter Hay (since… Read More »A Coin as a Yud
24 Sivan 5783 – 13 June 2023 Rav Meir Shapiro once asked someone for a donation to support his Yeshivah. “I will – but only on the condition that you give me your share in the World to Come.” “You’ve got a deal,” said the Rav. “I’ll give you my… Read More »You’ve got a Deal!
19 Sivan 5783 – 8 June 2023 A baby enters the world with hands clenched, as if to say: The world is mine and I shall grab it. A man leaves this world with his hands open, as if to say: I can take nothing material from this world with… Read More »Clenched Hands and Open Hands
12 Sivan 5783 – 2 June 2023 הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר, אִם אֵין אֲנִי לִי, מִי לִי. וּכְשֶׁאֲנִי לְעַצְמִי, מָה אֲנִי. וְאִם לֹא עַכְשָׁיו, אֵימָתָי He [also] used to say: If I am not for myself, who is for me? But if I am for my own self [only], what am… Read More »12 Sivan – Let’s Climb up Today
24 Iyar 5783 – 15 May 202 “The soul of a person loves to feel. It yearns not only for feelings of happiness but even for melancholy and tearful feelings. A person will listen to horror stories and watch violent horrifying scenes which actually bring him to tears, just so… Read More »The Soul of a Person Loves to Feel
