Transcript of GYE Boost #421 I heard today from a Choshuve Yid, R' Yehoshua Kleiner. He was very close to the Beis Yisroel (of Gur). Years ago, as a bochur, he spent a lot of time with the Beis Yisroel. He's an old man today. May he live to greet Mashiach. He once asked t...

“AnonyJew” wrote: I'm just starting out on my journey. I jumped right into the 90 day challenge and made it 5 days before stumbling. But I didn't let the fall drag me down and just brushed myself off and restarted, but I realized that signing up to this website and saying...

Transcript of GYE Boost #550 I can share with you a few ideas growing up in South Africa. One of the things that South Africa is known for is that its rich in minerals, diamonds, for example. Suppose you have a precious, precious diamond, would you leave that precious dia...

Question from member "wilnevergiveup": I am a serious avreich learning full time, I learn mussar regularly and constantly strengthen myself with various incentives. I can then usually keep myself clean for 2-3 weeks, then this or that and I am back to square one. I will t...

Parshat Shemini Due to time constraints, we're sending a shortened version this week. Click here to download Edition No. 3 for Parshas Shemini To access on Google Drive click here. (If you missed last week's newsletter click here). Print it out to read on Shabbos and br...

I used to be scared of giving up the lust. This was when I was using it as a means to fill an empty void deep inside of me. But when I did much honest soul searching, I was finally willing to take "risks" - which were just in reality "trusting in Hashem" no matter what, a...

We hope you enjoyed last week's Shabbos newsletter (click if you missed it). As explained when we launched the project, many of our members get their chizuk from the GYE website, forums, emails and videos, but when Shabbos comes they don't have their chizuk life-line. Th...

The Yetzer Hara is much stronger than us, our only hope is for Hashem to fight him for us. But why would Hashem do such a miracle, especially if we've been sinning and falling for so many years? Perhaps the answer to this question lies in the story of Yetzias Mitzrayim. T...

Recently there was a dilemma faced by a Chasidic doctor who could not wear his protective mask as required because his beard was in the way. Chasidic Jews—for religious, mystical, and spiritual reasons—are very careful about not shaving, or even trimming, their beards. So...

I just want to thank you for everything. I cannot believe that I was able to move on, and that the thoughts and feelings that had taken center stage for so many years have finally loosened their grip on me. I realise that I am able to walk in the street and not be trigger...