Listen This book has a simple thesis: God’s central demand of human beings is to act ethically…Though this book is, I hope, informative about many Jewish teachings, it would be very disappointing if you were to conclude after reading it, ...
Listen A great source of bliss is helping the needy or cheering the brokenhearted. Some authorities claim that all it takes to get out of depression is to spend two hours a week doing acts of kindness for others. The ...
Listen The compilers of each generation did a great favor for us. They merited and they brought merits to many others; the merit of many is dependent on them … Certainly for us, in our times, we who are a ...
Listen THAT YOU MAY WALK IN THE PATHS OF GOOD MEN AND KEEP THE WAYS OF THE RIGHTEOUS – Proverbs 2:20 Solomon was the wisest and greatest of all men. He was king over earthly and celestial beings. After he had ...
Listen The philosopher Tsang said, ‘I daily examine myself on three points:— whether, in transacting business for others, I may have been not faithful;— whether, in intercourse with friends, I may have been not sincere;— whether I may have not ...
Listen Rabbi Yitzchak BreitowitzThe seforim say, that this is the homiletical meaning [of] ‘you shall not burn fire on the day of Shabbes’ because fire is a metaphoric designation for machlokes, fighting, anger, fire! And Hashem says, do not bring ...
Listen The evil inclination doesn’t object to one’s immersing himself in Torah, as long as he does nothing to improve in the area of personal holiness. A person could learn Torah all day long, but if he continues to look ...
Listen If we penetrate into the child’s soul and reflect on its workings, examining it delicately and truthfully, we will find that usually a child does not turn away from God all at once. He does not violate the Shabbat, ...
Listen When a person who follows the Torah is happy with all the good the Almighty has bestowed upon him, he is fulfilling the mitzvah of Kidush Hashem (sanctification of the Almighty’s name). People will see how fortunate are Torah ...
Listen Why should a person have trouble being aware of one’s strengths? Perhaps it is because if you are aware of your potential, you may feel obligated to live up to it, and if you do not actualize your potential, ...
