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The opening chapter of Kedoshim contains two of the most powerful of all commands: to love your neighbor and to love the stranger. “Love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord” goes the first. “When a stranger comes to live in your land, do not mistreat him,” goes the s...

There's a fundamental and elementary piece from the holy Ohr Hachayim that gives a clear perspective on the powerful nature of carnal desire, and helps us understand how Hashem expects us to remain holy in spite of it being against human nature. In honor of Shovavim, I wo...

We once brought an amazing piece from the Ohr Hachayim on Acharei Mos (in Chizuk e-mails 379, 381 and 385 on this page). To see the original text of the Ohr Hachayim, please see here(You can print it out to read at your convenience). To summarize, the Ohr Hachayim writes ...

"Any yid can reach to a point where any 'not good' is acharey, behind him. Then his avoda can be in the realm of kedoshim" Other one-liners that Yosef C. sent me: It's a high anxiety time of year... I'm a gonner without Hashem"s help, and I'm beyond grateful that He's 10...

This week's parsha discusses the inyanim of "arayos". The Ohr HaChayim on the parsha writes the secret to recovery for those who have stumbled in these areas. Click here to see the Ohr Hachayim in Hebrew. Click here to download a PDF of translation and explanation.