The question
June 23, 2021
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The question is not whether God heard our prayer but whether we’ve heard it. Did it impact and change us? Do we feel closer to
The question is not whether God heard our prayer but whether we’ve heard it. Did it impact and change us? Do we feel closer to
“Hashem said to Moses and Aaron: Because you did not believe in Me to sanctify Me in the presence of the Children of Israel; therefore,
“When sugar dissolves completely into water, it sweetens it. So too, a person who lives humbly and inconspicuously can sweeten the lives of others.” (Rebbe
As Moses was about to lead the Jewish people into the Promised Land, they requested to first send an advance party of spies. G-d consented,
Sometimes, you have to lie down in the lowest ditch to be able to see the brightest stars. (Chassidic saying)
We have just completed our study of the Iggeret HaRamban – the Letter of Nachmanides to his son dealing with character perfection. Videos of entire
Rebbe Nachman of Breslov used to say, “The Yetzer Hara (inner adversay/evil inclination) is like a person circulating among a crowd with his fist clenched
R’ Nachum of Chernobyl would say, “I’m more disturbed by my good deeds that please me than by my bad deeds that repel me,”
“Our rabbis have taught: This is the way you should act towards people – though sometimes you may have to push them away with your
“I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob…” (Exodus 6:3). This seems to be a very straightforward and unambiguous statement by God to Moses.
“You don’t learn by having faith. You learn by questioning, by challenging, by re-examining everything you’ve ever believed. And yet, all this is a matter
“You have enough. Circle the mountain and turn to the north” (Deuteronomy 2:3). Rabbi Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz, in his commentary Kli Yakar, spins this verse