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In the merit of the ;Yartzeit of the holy ;Ariza"l today, may we all be strengthened in areas of Kedusha. And as one member pointed out, ;Bein Hametzarim (the 3 weeks) is ;a time of Teshuva as it says in ;Aicha: "Kol Rodfeha Hisuguha Bain Hametzarim" and the ;Holy Books (see ;Ohr Gedalyahu) expla...

One way or another, we are here to work. Our sages say "adam le'amal yulad" - "a man was born to toil". There's no escaping it, and there are no two ways about it. As the Torah makes clear many times, and as we remember all the more so during the three weeks, if the Jewish people try to shirk the...

Indented words are excerpts taken from www.jewishsexuality.com The week of Yesod ;in the Sefirat HaOmer corresponds to the rectification of ;the holy bris. Today is ;Malchus She'biyesod. ;"Malchus" is the all-inclusive day, which is the highlight and culmination of the week of "Yesod". Like all o...

One should know that the principle aspect of a Jew's holiness and purity is in sanctifying his eyes. The Torah emphasizes this in the verse regarding Yehuda by asking, ;"Where is the k'deisha?" While the word ;k'deisha has the meaning "harlot," it can also be read in its meaning of "holiness," ...

Dear Chevreh, I just ;have to share some of these incredible posts from ;our forum since after Yom-Tov. There's so many valiant battles going on there, so much ;inspiration, ;Teshuvah and ;Ahavas Yisrael! (Scroll down to read them all)   "Crakerjack" posted: Hi All, I posted last week regarding ...

This Shabbos is perhaps the most powerful Shabbos of ;Shovavim since we read about ;Yetzias Mitzrayim. In a spiritual sense, everyone of us is given a chance this Shabbos to leave the Mitzrayim of the Yetzer Hara behind us once and for all. I heard an ;adam Gadol speak this week, and he mentioned...

Here's a nice vort for the Shabbos table, as well as a profound understanding into our struggle with the Yetzer Hara. It is not for nothing that these Parshios of "leaving Mitzrayim" were chosen to be SHOVAVIM (which are weeks that are especially opportune for breaking free of the Yetzer Hara and...

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 would like to bring this...

Today begins the six week period known as "Shovavim", which is an acronym made up of the first letters of the Parshios of these 6 weeks, Shmos, Va'era etc... Shovavim is a very auspicious time for Teshuvah, based on the Pasuk "Shuvu Banim ;Shovavim - return, my wayward children". Many Sefarim bri...

After we mentioned that the ;90 day chart on our website is exactly a half a year old, one of our Chizuk e-mail members ("misgaber") sent us an e-mail afterwards as follows: Seeing the chart on your site, it just popped in my mind that it would be a good idea to make a progress chart on your webs...