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An Open Letter to Klal Yisroel
As we stand today, in the time known as “Ikvesa DiMoshicha”, the “Footsteps of Moshiach”, we fervently pray for our…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita November 2, 2024
A Bottle of Vinegar
There was once a Yid who had a very painful ulcer. He went from doctor to doctor and nobody was…
September 28, 2024 Stories of Tzadikim
Asher Yatzar
A Body Full of Gratitude The goal of “Asher Yatzar” is to help us remember, not only that Hashem created…
September 28, 2024 The Heart of Tefillah
The Root of Vitality
After Noach left the teivah, Hashem promised that He would never destroy the world again. The passuk says: “Yom v’laila…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita September 21, 2024 The Inner Light of Shabbos
Have Faith in Hashem
The Baal Shem Tov once asked one of his chassidim to go on a walk with him. They walked through…
September 21, 2024 Stories of Tzadikim
The Netilas Yadayim Cleanse
When we wake up in the morning, we are overly connected to our physical selves and have had contact with…
September 21, 2024 The Heart of Tefillah
The Source of ‘Veryness’
Chazal instituted that on each of the three meals on Shabbos, we establish the meal on lechem mishnah, two loaves…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita September 14, 2024 The Inner Light of Shabbos
A Few Candles to Fix a Soul
There was once a Yid who knocked on his Rav’s door, panic stricken and disturbed. He told the Rav that…
September 14, 2024 Stories of Tzadikim
Modeh Ani
The Ultimate Thank You Hashem In this series on tefillah, we will go through the pnimius of each part of…
September 14, 2024 The Heart of Tefillah
The Oneness of Shabbos
There are certain aveiros that a person needs to bring a korban chatas for if they do it unintentionally. If…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita September 7, 2024 The Inner Light of Shabbos
The Hidden Talmid Chocham
There were two brothers who were disciples of the Baal Shem Tov who were brilliant Torah scholars. They had a…
September 7, 2024 Stories of Tzadikim
So Many Ways To Daven!
Last week we brought two strategies from the Beyam Darkecha to use when we aren’t feeling a warm connection with…
September 7, 2024 The Heart of Tefillah
The Shabbos Realignment
Chazal instituted that every week we read a different parshah—Bereishis, Noach, and so on and so forth. In this way,…
August 31, 2024 The Inner Light of Shabbos
Between Me and Hashem
There was a very special Yid who lived a few hundred years before the Baal Shem Tov. The story goes…
August 31, 2024 Stories of Tzadikim
Grab What You Can!
In previous weeks we discussed the real goal of tefillah: a time of closeness and connection to Hashem, and how…
August 31, 2024 The Heart of Tefillah
The Tosefes Shabbos Transition
We know that Shabbos has a very specific start and end time: it starts Friday night with nightfall, and ends…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita August 24, 2024 The Inner Light of Shabbos
A Jewish Game
Rav Yisroel of Ruzhin, known as the Rizhiner, was an incredible tzaddik already from a young age. Even before he…
August 24, 2024 Stories of Tzadikim