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There’s only 1 day left!

Hoshana Raba is the official close of Guard-Your-Eyes's annual High Holiday campaign for 2020 (5781). According to the Zohar it is the day in which our judgment is sealed, and the last chance to make a spiritual difference in what was decreed for us in the coming year.

It is brought down in the sefarim that helping others in the area of Kedusha is the biggest tikkun for p’gam habris.

Thank G-d, we had an incredible outpouring of support during our High Holiday campaign and over 3,000 people contributed towards covering the operational budget of GuardYourEyes for 5781.

We’ve been working to create a new cutting-edge program, GYE 2.0, that will completely transform how we help people.

Preview our work in progress (PDF)

We are doing a bonus round to raise funds to meet our goal with this new program. We hope to reach 100,000 new members during the next 24 months, and to be able to help them in the most effective way possible. Your donation this year will go farther than you can imagine!

Wishing you a Piska Tava and a year of success, prosperity, health and serenity,

The GuardYourEyes team

 

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Still the Same Bum

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What's our biggest sin after Yom Kippur?

 

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Pants on Fire

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By Rabbi Shais Taub
"With the GYE Chevra in mind" (in his words)

Massive oil-burning street lamps lit up the whole city of Jerusalem at night during the water-drawing celebration.

But why were the wicks of these lamps made specifically from the old shorts and belts of the priestly garments?

Based on a talk from the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Sukkos 5714 we can answer this question by understanding how to joyously overcome our most carnal desires and transform the deep, dark shame of the past into sweet, holy light.

 

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Try GYE's new Chat Community! By Menachem from GYE

You can now chat with other GYE members using a feature-rich app that you can download on Windows or on your smartphone. This a pilot currently available for males ages 18 and up.

Read more about the new chat system go to https://guardyoureyes.com/chat.

Short video explanation about how the new chat works:

 

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Come close to me

Today is the Ushpizin of Yosef Hatzadik, and tonight - Hoshana Rabba, is the Ushpizin of David Hamelech. The Zohar in Parshas Lech Lecha, discusses the merits that both Yosef and David had that enabled them to achieve kingdom.

Here is what the Zohar writes:

The Pasuk states "And Yosef said to his brothers, come close to me, and they came close" Why did Yosef call them, were they not already close? But when Yosef said to them, "I am Yosef your brother" they were wondering, for they saw Yosef in the celestial kingship (through Ruach Hakodesh). And Yosef said to them, this kingship [that you see], because of "this" I earned it, come close to me, and they came close, and he showed them the sign of circumcision, and he said "this caused me the kingdom, because I guarded it". From here we learn that one who guards this sign of the circumcision, kingship is guarded for him. From where (else) can we know this? From Boaz, because he swore (when Ruth came to him alone at night) "By the life of G-d, lay here till the morning". Because his Yetzer was strong upon him until he made a Shavuah and guarded this Bris, and because of this, he merited that kings came out from him (David and his descendants), kings that ruled over all other kings and the Melech Hamoshiach who is called in the name of Hashem.

We also see from Boaz the power of vows. The Zohar says "his Yetzer was strong upon him until he made a Shavuah". That implies that once he made the vow, his Yetzer no longer bothered him even though Ruth was still there alone with him. The reason for this is because the urge to "act out" is psychologically tied directly to what one "perceives" as his "ability" to act out. However, if one is able to convince his mind that "acting out" is simply not an option, the entire urge simply vanishes. That is why vows are so powerful. For a G-d fearing Jew, once a vow has been made, it is simply "not an option" any more.

However, making vows is tricky and risky business. See this page for tips and advice on how to make vows in safe and effective ways.

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