Chizuk

Here are some excerpts from a discussion on ;our forum that's just packed with great tips and chizuk! (Some slight editing was done to make it easier to read). "Frumthinker" writes: I came across this site today, and I felt compelled to make some comments here. I won't say that I am very far alon...

The Jews who left Egypt didn't make it into the Holy Land. They couldn't believe that Hashem was strong enough to conquer so many powerful nations. But even though they didn't make it, their children did, as is says ;"and your children who you said would be plundered, they will come there, and t...

I came across some great ;chizuk that ;"Mevakesh Hashem" posted on ;our forum to someone who is just starting out on ;their journey and is having a hard time:   When the Yetzer Hara realizes that you are ready for real to give up the evil addiction, that's when he tightens the screws and convince...

Listen up, all ;you spiritual warriors on our list! We ;keep receiving e-mails from people how difficult the struggle is and how they keep slipping... Dear Yidden! We ;know how powerful lust is, and how insidious the addiction can be! ;BUT... We know that ;the addiction ;is destroying our lives,...

Here are some excerpts from an article on ;www.chabad.org that deals with recovery from addictions. Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger has worked with addicts for twenty years. He is the creator of a national seminar which integrates kabbalah and the 12 steps of Alcohol Anonymous, and the director of Chaba...

MAZAL TOV to our dear member Jack for reaching 90 clean days! We added a new "Simcha Niggun" to our ;Music page in honor of Jack's achievement (scroll down to the 'Simcha Nigunim'). Let's put on Jack's Simcha Niggun (set it to loop) and let's dance together with Jack in our hearts! Let's lead Ja...

An inspiring Post on ;the Forum from "Chasdei Avos" I just wanted to share that I have been clean, bli ayin Horah, since Rosh Chodesh Elul. I get chills just saying that. Thank You Hashem so much. ; I must say, my shalom bayis, including both emotional and physical, continues to get much much be...

I recently read an amazing ;story of an older couple from Russia. The ;wife called the Chevrah Kadisha and told them that her husband had died. They came and took the body and prepared him for burial. The next day, the Chevrah Kadisha ;came to the Beis Hakvaros and no one was there besides for th...

"Me" posted on ;the Forum:I saw in the Le'kutei Moran (Torah 25) an unbelievable Limud that pertains to all of us. (The following is my Hakdamah): We have our ups, and then our downs. Then we go up again and down again. Sometimes when we start to fall, we get depressed, and maybe even say, "Ribbo...

Most Yidden go through life content with doing the Mitzvos in the same way that they were taught as kids, never developing a deeper connection with their spirituality. However, this struggle often forces us to realize that without a true connection to our ideals, even the "frumest" Yid can easily...