Mitzvas Ner Chanukah is a source of illumination in the world. Rambam – as a…
Podcast: Divrei Hashkafa by Rav Mayer Twersky
Avodas Hashem: True Source of Simcha
Physical things (money, health) are not me, they can be lost overnight, and are not…
Torah Reflects HKBH Even More than Nature Does
Pikudei Hashem mesamchei lev – Ibn Ezra: because the Torah positions you for olam Habbah,…
Simcha Generated By Reflection on Mitzvos
Kuzari 2:50 – Real simcha is preceded by thought / reflection. Thought / reflection on…
Simcha – a Fixture in a Life of Avodas Hashem
Devarim 26:11 – “v’somachta b’chol hatov” – Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh – be happy with that…
Avos 4:10-12: Hishtadlus vs Learning vs shcar Olam Hazeh, Anava, Teshuva vs Kapara, L’shem Shomayim, kavod & Moreh
Topics include: 1) balancing hishtadlus for paranassa and learning 2) the need for anava in…
Self-Love vs. Selfishness, and the Role Thereof in the COVID Pandemic
Ramban: it’s impossible to love someone else as much as oneself; V’ahavta l’reia’cha kamocha means…
The Need for, and Mitzva of, Simcha
Sefer Hachinuch, Mitzvah 488: Shorshei haMitzvos: we need to rejoice at times, just like we…
Simcha in Mitzvos and Learning
See Rambam, Hilchos Lulav, 8:14-15. The natural reaction to being involved in mitzvos is simcha.…
Sha’ar 2:34: Need a Good Working Plan to do Teshuva
Teshuva represents change and improvement. Resolve / sincere desire precedes the teshuva process, but then…