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One really tough Sunday afternoon is worth more than 10 regular days for your growth and in separating yourself from this addiction.

I dragged myself to shul Friday night, after not having been or shul or having davened in around 4 days. I went to a shul that I'm rarely at, in the hope of no one bothering me. I sat in the corner and listened to sounds of Yedid Nefesh and I closed my eyes and t...

Direct anger and frustration at the addiction and use that energy for recovery. My shooting instructor once told me, "there are people in this world who need to be shot. When that time comes, you want to be able to help them". We owe him. Now it's yo...

After my latest binge, I realized that my worst days when trying are nowhere as bad as my 'normal' days when not trying

There are two types of "fascinations" that we human beings are capable of experiencing. Type 1) Allowing ones self to indulge in the fascination of human beauty and form by following the natural instincts and wiring of the brain to become enthralled by the lust in human...

Who said Hashem always needs you to win? Maybe he brought you to fall only to see what you'll do NEXT?

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow

You protected me from conflict And soothed my shattered self, You were my friend when I was lonely, And when boredom came to rest. You were my friend when lovers refused me, You always pleased me, At first I blamed you on pure curiosity, then you got the better of me. I ...

I'm in the middle of learning a sweet daf of Gemara... My chavrusa and I are throwing out questions, finding answers, formulating different mehalchim. There is no room for the Yetzer Hara in mind. Or so I think... We get stuck on a piece, brainstorming for a ...

Our souls cannot be broken that they should need repair, nor deficient that they should need anything added. Our souls only need to be uncovered and allowed to shine.

"Nurah B'Amram" calls "FIRE" on the forum! (His nickname and his calling "Fire" is based on a story in the Gemara Kidushin 81a, see Tool #9 of the GYE handbook). Nura writes: I'm coming off a very loooooong project at work, about to wrap it up. I'm bur...

Yankel the pauper was ecstatic. The wealthiest man in town, Zelig, had invited him to his daughter's wedding. Yankel was dreaming of all the sumptuous foods he will eat. In his foolishness, he decided to fast for 3 days in order to "build up an appetite"....

YOU NEED TO BE STRONG LIFE AINT NO PICNIC!!! YOU WILL YET SEE NACHAS FROM YOUR TOUGHEST CHALLENGES A BAD DAY BRINGS A GOOD DAY!!!! KEEP ON GIVING. THE MORE YOU GIVE, THE MORE YOU GET!!! COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS. START WITH YOUR INTELLECT YOUR POWER OF DISCERENING, YOUR POWER...

LISTEN SLOW AND HARD MY FRIEND, THE YETZER HARA IS A TRICKSTER. HE DOES NOT "NEED" YOU TO TRANSGRESS ANY SINS, HE WINS THE WAR BY SIMPLY ENGAGING YOU IN THE "SHAKLA VITARYA". I FEEL BAD SOUNDING LIKE AN OLDER GUY SAYING, "BEEN THERE DONE THAT" (I HATED WHEN ...

Elul is a 'get out of jail' monopoly card. And with GYE behind you, the possibilities are endless!

This heartzige niggun is dedicated to Uri and all bochrim With love : Bardichev SOMEWHERE ON HIGH FURTHER THAN THE EYE THE SOULS OF TZADDIKIM UNITE AND BASK IN HASHEM’S DELIGHT THEY ARE STUNNED TO HEAR FROM THEIR KINDERLACH, SO DEAR A WAR WAS WAGED, A BATTLE WAS WO...

The following is meant as a convenient review of Hilchos Yichud ( written by Rabbi Y. Dov Krakowski). The Piskei Din for the most part are based purely on the Sugyos, Shulchan Aruch and Ramah, and Nosei Keilim unless stated otherwise. They are based on my understanding of...

To heck with me. What can I do for you?