Chizuk

What is happiness? Is happiness smiling, telling jokes, having a good time? If so why does my soul feel so empty? Like my very being is getting burned up alive with no one to put out the fire! Don't they see someone suffering? Don't they see someone who's scared to face the cruel world that she j...

"Fortunate is he who did not sin!One who did should returnAnd will be forgiven" This is the song that was taught at the annual "Simchas Beis Hashoeva" festivities in the ;Beis Hamikdash ;(1) Which sin are they referring to? And why was the the song of choice? They were hinting to Lust, and fantas...

Throughout Yom Kippur, we talk about our sins and how we've pushed ourselves away from Hashem and grown far from Him. We then ask for forgiveness not only from Hashem but from anyone that we've ever hurt in any way. But as I was davening I thought about something my Rebbe told me: the first step ...

A man was visiting in Paris and went to a kosher restaurant in the Jewish Quarter, known as the Pletzel. The prices were high, but there was a sign on the wall that stated, “Today you pay, tomorrow, free of charge.” The man figured that it was a good deal, so he ate, paid and left. The next day, ...

This quote from Mishlei (24:16) teaches us a valuable lesson on how to deal with our struggles against addiction, obsessions and compulsive behaviors. You might understand this to mean that the definition of a righteous person is someone who falls many times and gets back up while a wicked person...

;We know that the Sota is a woman who is suspected of committing adultery. This claim is based on the fact that she was caught in seclusion with a man who is not her husband. She has to drink the potion to determine the truth - did she commit adultery or not. If she did, she is cursed. If she di...

; ;As a person struggling for many years with Kedusha on various fronts including smartphone ownership, the shmuess is as follows: ; On the one hand, we see that, for example, in Al Chet we confess even to things that might be called madreigos, or quite a lofty level of repentance. In this ligh...

If one doesn’t want to give, One can’t really live. Of course, one is alive, physically, But what joy is there practically? If I live for my own selfish desires, How can there be anything greater to aspire? If I feel satiated and content, There is no room to grow or repent. Meaning is attached ...

I saw an interesting drosho from the previous Klausenberger Rebbe, given approximately 40 years ago on parshas Kedoshim. He showed throughout history how all of our enemies who tried to destroy us physically rach"l, first tried to move us away from Hashem by causing us to sin. Haman, for example,...

Today on the train Traveling back home again After spending a successful vacation In the mountains, in relaxation Feeling rejuvenated and full of energy To face life, get into routine readily At a moment least expected Caught unaware, now being tested Thoughts flooding, flashing for attention An ...