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What We Need Is Available To Us
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The Alter of Kelm, Z’tl, taught that anything most needed to live in this physical world is most available to us, and is also easy to obtain. The classic examples are, of course, air and water. The same is true for spiritual matters, the Alter taught ....
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Posted 8/19/2008 12:00 AM |
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Daily Shemiras Halashon Tuesday August 19
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Lesson 1: When we are close friends with someone, we often have expectations that can cause us frustration if they are not met. If a friend fails to act toward you in a manner you would ....
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Posted 8/19/2008 12:00 AM |
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Daily Shemiras Halashon Monday August 18
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Please Say/Whisper The Words Out Loud
Lesson 1
Parents should educate their children about shmirat halashon. Habit is one of the main reasons why people are so careless in speaking lashon hora. If a parent would train their kids in this fro ....
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Posted 8/19/2008 12:00 AM |
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PARSHA INSIGHTS\THE SAGES OF MUSSAR
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One of the most important spiritual concepts of the Torah is Devakis, the state of connecting one’s thought to HaShem, i.e., being consciously aware of HaShem. Devakis is achieved through actively contemplating on HaShem and faithfully remembering Hi ....
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Posted 8/19/2008 12:00 AM |
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Tehillim Thoughts for 17th of Av, August 18, 2008
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The psalmist speaks of the need for self-control. "I restrain my feet from every evil way, so that I may keep Your word (Psalm 119:101)." Our human inclination is to be attracted to the path of self-gratification, which in t ....
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Posted 8/19/2008 12:00 AM |
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Daily Shemiras Halashon Sunday August 17
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Lesson 1
When someone has made a mistake because they didn’t listen to your advice, you may be tempted to rub it in... "i told you so". When someone suffers because of an error, avoid making comments ab ....
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Posted 8/17/2008 12:00 AM |
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Tehillim Thoughts for 14th of Av, August 15, 2008
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Rav Soloveitchik speaks of the extraordinary attraction between man and G-D. He characterizes the relationship as magnetic; Hashem pulls man to Him as though He were a giant magnet. It is a fact of man’s humanity to feel that pull, the force that com ....
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Posted 8/17/2008 12:00 AM |
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Posted 8/17/2008 12:00 AM |
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Daily Shemiras Halashon Thursday August 14
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Lesson 1
Statements that contain associations which are painful for a particular person can be considered onaas devorim (verbal abuse). If the person you are speakin ....
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Posted 8/14/2008 12:00 AM |
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Tehillim Thoughts - 12th of Av, August 13, 2008
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In Psalm 126, we have two parallel verses, "Then they said among the nations: "The Lord did great things for these." The Lord did great things for us. We were glad (v. 3-4)." The news of the great ....
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Posted 8/14/2008 12:00 AM |
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Posted 8/13/2008 12:00 AM |
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Rosh Hashanah in Seven Weeks
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HaRav Yechezkel Levenstein, Z’tl, compared the arrival
of Moshiach to a great, but local, wedding to be held in a small town.
All those who live in town are naturally invited, because they all know
the Choson and Kallah. However, tho ....
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Posted 8/12/2008 12:00 AM |
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Daily Halacha on Shemiras Halashon - Tuesday August 12
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Please Say/Whisper The Words Out Loud Lesson 1 When
we ask a storekeeper for the price of an item they are selling
needlessly, we are building up their hopes that they will make a sale.
If we have no intention of buying ....
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Posted 8/12/2008 12:00 AM |
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Next "Three Weeks" to Rosh Chodesh Elul
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HaRav Yaakov Emden, Z’tl, in his Siddur Bais Yaakov,
writes that the misfortunes, calamities, death and destruction over all
these generations in our bitter exile arise from our failure to
properly mourn over Yerushalayim--and this is because we ....
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Posted 8/11/2008 12:00 AM |
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Daily Halacha on Shemiras Halashon - Monday August 11
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Please Say/Whisper The Words Out Loud Lesson 1 If
someone shows you something they have just bought, don’t comment
negatively on its quality, durability, price, limitations, or anything
else (unless its for a constructive purp ....
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Posted 8/11/2008 12:00 AM |
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Mercy- The Essence of Hashem
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Moses
was denied entry into the Land of Israel because of a small error. At
the end of his life, he prayed for forgiveness - hoping that HaShem
would allow him to go into the Holy Land. The prayer of Moses
illuminates the foundational principle t ....
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Daily Hilchos Shemiras Halashon - Thursday August 7
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Please Say/Whisper The Words Out Loud Lesson 1 - Approval seeking cont’d.
Even if you find someones drive for approval irritating, be careful how you speak to them. A negative approach would be "you ha ....
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Posted 8/9/2008 12:00 AM |
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Ami Lo Hisbonan--My nation did not consider.
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The Navi (Yeshaya 1:3, which we read as part of this week’s Haftora for Shabbos Chazon) teaches “Ami Lo Hisbonan--My nation did not consider.”
Rashi adds that the people knew they were acting improperly but “tread with their heels” on this ....
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Posted 8/9/2008 12:00 AM |
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