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I saw this Dvar Torah in R' Pinkas's sefer on Purim and I would like to share it with you. R' Pinkas asks the question, why are we encouraged to get so drunk on Purim that we can not tell the difference between Mordechai and Haman? Since when does the Torah encourage suc...

The Sefer Kav HaYosher says the following: Taanis Esther is a day that is very auspicious for one's prayers to be answered in the merit of Mordechai and Esther. Whoever needs mercy for any particular need should put aside time for themselves and do the following: First, ...

The Holy Sefer, Noam Elimelech from Rav Elimelech of Lizensk writes that Yaakov Avinu's attribute was that of Tiferes, meaning "Awesome Beauty". This implies that Yaakov Avinu had the ability to be awestruck by G-dly beauty in all he saw. For example, the Noam Elimelech c...

I woke up today feeling R.I.D (Restlessness, Irritability, and Discontent) big-time. I began to shout "MAY DAY!"... I held myself together long enough to turn on some Purim music. I picked up one of my children and danced with them. My 6 month old son was in his chair, an...

GET YOURSELF HAPPY BY____; 1. Appreciating all that you have------ make a list-oral or written, and just enjoy all the abundance that is yours. 2. Overcoming doubts -------perhaps just say the word 'done' over and over again-ridding yourself of doubts and lettin...

Simcha is the number one tool against the Yetzer Hara. When a Jew is happy, the Yetzer Hara can't bother him. The Pasuk in the Artscroll Chumash says: "Mishe Mishe Mishe Nichnas Adar, Marbim Marbim Marbim Besimcha". The Artscroll Rishonim explain that the repetition of th...

There is a Minhag to say Parshas Hama'an as a segulah for parnassa, on the Tuesday of Parshas Bishalach. By saying this parsha, we recognize how Hashem gives us everything we need, and we thereby open the channels of Emunah and blessing into our lives. What can we learn f...

Join the Worldwide YEshiva Shovavim Initiative at shovavim.org - "YES we can!" "Shovavim" - which stands for the first letters of the Parshios Shemos through Mishpatim - is a time of calling for Teshuva, as the Pasuk says "Shuvu Banim Shovavim - Return, wayward children!...

'And it was in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth (day) of the month, that Nebuchadnetzar, King of Babylon came, he and all his hosts, upon Yerushalayim, and he encamped upon it and built forts around it. And the city came under siege till the e...

The Gemara in Shabbos says that the oils and wicks that you can't use on Shabbos can be used on Chanukah (cuz we don't worry you'll fiddle with it). So the Chassidim learn from this that if a person cannot be inspired and motivated by Shabbos, he can still be inspired by ...

Chanukah is a great opportunity. But like every great opportunity, it needs to be used correctly. We need to be vigilant. There is more leisure time, there are parties, schools are closed, we travel more, etc.... We need to remember that lusting after anyone is a problem,...

Hello friends, last night when saying the bracha before lighting the candles, I suddenly remembered the GYE forum, it hit me so strong that I cried. Yes, while saying the bracha with my wife & kids around me, tears started flowing down my cheek, I was so thankful to h...

Chanukah is about Messiras Nefesh. The Jewish people merited the miracles of Chanukah through the self-sacrifice of the few Macabees (Macabee stands for "Mi Kamocha Ba'Eilim Hashem - Who is like you amongst the mighty, Oh G-d!"). They were willing to give their lives for ...

You really want to stop, but maybe that desire, as deep as it is, has not made it into the kishkes (maybe a parve kishke, but not into the fleishigeh kishke). I think the way to penetrate the fleishigeh kishkes is to dwell more on the physical threats of living with this ...

One of the biggest lessons of the Chanukah miracles is that when we do our best, Hashem will do the rest - and we'll see miracles! This was the lesson of the Maccabees; few against many, weak against powerful. And this was also the lesson of the oil; if we seek, we will f...

The Beis Ahron of Karlin writes that we should take a reshima (a mark) of: Yiras Shamayim for the whole year - from Rosh Hashana, Teshuva for the whole year - from Yom Kippur, Ahavas Hashem for the whole year - from Sukkos, and Torah for the whole year - from Simchas Tor...

For the first time in many years, I just took some time to learn this afternoon in the Sukkah and just enjoy this mitzvah. I was able to identify with my feelings for the first time in many years. Es chatai ani mazkir hayom... I remember last year Sukkos. It followed a ma...