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By this point in davening, we’ve spent a considerable amount of time revealing that not only is Hashem found beneath…

HASHEM IS WAITING FOR YOU Every single day, Chazal teach us, a heavenly voice—a Bas Kol—calls out to each of…

It was the first night of Chanukah, and Reb Dovid’le from Tolna was standing before thousands of Chassidim, who were…

YOELI: So Yos, How’s your fruit diet going? YOSSI: Munch. Mhmhmmhmmm… YOELI: Well I guess that means it’s going well.…

…Have the Shivas Haminnim? WOW! What a great question! On a deeper level, what is special about these seven fruits…

The next few weeks were quite lonely for Baruch. Mr Shpeiter left spontaneously for Eretz Yisrael on an “emergency mission,”…

The story goes that the great tzadik and posek Rav Chatzel Shinievar once came to visit a small town, and…

Sparks from Berditchev The loftiest level in avodas Hashem is attained when one’s service is performed with the sole intention…

The Degel Machane Efraim writes that the word “baruch” in Baruch She’amar is similar to the Hebrew word “breicha” which…

FINDING HASHEM EVERYWHERE Rebbi Nachman of Breslov reveals a beautiful truth in a passuk from Tehillim 139: “אם אסק שמים…

When Hashem gave us the Torah on Har Sinai, the Yidden experienced yirah, fear and awe. “The entire people saw…

The progression of the parshiyos of Shovavim trace our development from a family of individuals to our becoming a nation.…

…Feed the birds on Erev Shabbos Shirah? Seems like an interesting minhag, no? It’s cold, sometimes snowy, and in many…

YOELI: “Hey Yossi!  YOSSI: “Uhu, chruncha munch chrunch.” YOELI: “What are you eating now?” YOSSI: “An app-(munch, munch) an apple!…

After Baruch landed, he went home, his mind racing. What he had just seen made him think. He reached his…

In honor of Yud Shvat, the day the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rav Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn passed away (in the year…

Maggid of Mezeritch One who properly attaches himself to Hashem can look at an object and see in it nothing…

Shacharis > Korbonos > Hareini M’zameim Based on Sefer Aish HaAvodah I prepare my mouth to thank, praise, and glorify…

One of the core beliefs of Yiddishkeit is that at the essence of every Yid lies a holy neshamah –…

The Yidden witnessed the most spectacular of miracles during the Makkos. The countless miracles they witnessed strengthened their faith in…

Many years ago, a friend of mine told me that he had spent a Tu B’Shevat in Mezhibuzh, Ukraine, with…

Mention Yetzias Mitzrayim so often? Now that’s a good question! The Sefer Hachinuch says something super important. He says, “Adam…

YOELI: It’s Shevat! It’s time to get ready for some fruit!  YOSSI: Fruit? What are you talking about Yoeli? YOELI:…

“Baruch, listen closely. Although you will see lots of gedolim and tzadikim, and things may look very exciting, you have…