Love you bro! 

I've officially reached my longest ever streak.

Also had a very hard day today with lots of strong urgs. I feel like I'm fighting a hard battle now.

Keep pushing my friend!!!!

Dear Yossef Hatzadik,

Don't you wish to meet the actual Yosef Hatzadik? That would be incredibly holy and real!

In Gmara Brachot 43, we find: Asidim Bachuray Yisrael Shelo Toami Taam Chet Liten Rayach Tov Kalvanon. First, what does "Shelo Toami Taam Chet" mean? If we refer to someone who has never sinned and doesn’t grasp this nisoyan, wouldn’t it be more fitting to say "Shelo Chutee"? And what does "Rayach Tov Kalvanon" imply? Will they just smell good? After all, anyone can smell good if they desire…

Let me share with you what I've pieced together from a few sources. It's powerful, so hold on tightly.

The G'mara speaks about Bucherim like you, who struggle mightily, at times slip, and feel foolish for continuing the fight, yet you persist, never surrendering. Not being perfect is part of the journey; we all face falls, small or big, awake or asleep. It’s easy to feel defeated, believing our efforts are in vain. But the G'mara refers to that as "Shelo Toami Taam Chet." The repetition of "Taam" signifies truly tasting and savoring, indulging in pleasure! Yet you never do this! Only those disconnected from their souls can fully embrace sin. The Kedushe Levy noted that he has never seen a fully formed malach created from a Jew’s aveira, for we struggle against sin. There’s always that resistance, that regret, that desire to be holier.

The second part comes from the Marsha, who declares that Bucherim in the times of Mashiach will attain a spiritual level akin to Mashiach himself! I’m not sure what it means, but it's profound.  And I think he is talking about bucherim in your situation……….

אמר רבי יוחנן: שלשה מכריז עליהן הקדוש ברוך הוא בכל יום: על רווק הדר בכרך ואינו חוטא

You see, Hashem’s long-term plan for this world involves us journeying deep into the realms of darkness and sin, yet still HOLDING ON! No one but Hashem believed it was possible. The angels tried to persuade Him otherwise, emphasizing the challenges of our generation, but Hashem's faith in us surpasses our own. All the Tzadikim and Amaraim feared being in this generation for good reason… but WE ARE IT! Perfection is not the expectation. To think otherwise suggests a mistake was made, and Hashem doesn’t make mistakes! He fully understood the challenges we would face, and He desires our fight! Step by step, we'll cleanse this lowest level of tuma, and when we rise to the occasion, Hashem will show us mercy and send us Mashiach, who will

wow wow!!

Thanks so much for this, as a bachur myself, this was tremendously mechazek!!

Goin through some hard days. Feeling down. A few things at a time. And to that my mother literally shouted me out of the house this morning. 

Ty"h for day 44.

welcome

so sorry to hear what you’re going through, but remember לפום צערה אגרא and obviously the YH knows he has a good customer that’s why he’s on your back

Ty"h for the good and the better.

Counted a full sfira already!

The first time in my life.

My connection pillar is virtually nonexistent. Would love to connect with a recognized GYE veteran.

WOW, that's amazing would live to connect.

yosefthetzadik wrote on 27 Aug 2025 17:17:

HHM - Hashem Help Me - is the mentor-in-chief around here. He's reachable at michelgelner@gmail.com.
Some of the other great guys here are Eerie - 1gimpelovitz@gmail.com, Muttel - muttel15@gmail.com,   Reb Akiva - mevakesh247@gmail.com iwantlife - iwantlifegye@proton.me minhamayim - minhamayim1@gmail.com amevakesh - amevakesh23@gmail.com iwannalivereal - iwannalivereal@gmail.com Proud Yungerman - proudyungerman@gmail.com

Wow, what a Millstone Yosef Hatzadik!!

YosefHatzadig.
I hope you're doing better already..

Well, how can't you? After 49 days you may roll around jumping on the streets.. You're a super-hero, you're a king! 

We say every day כִּֽי־אָבִ֣י וְאִמִּ֣י עֲזָב֑וּנִי וַֽיהֹוָ֣ה יַאַסְפֵֽנִי׃

I'm sure Hashem is thrilled having you so close to him. and vise versa, I'm sure you're thrilled being that close to Hashem..

You just keep going your way, we believe he won't let you down for too long. The YH might come up with even more and worse ideas on how to get you back in his net, but you don't let yourself take a fall again! You are holy and this time it's forever! 

dud you put me to shame! you just named some real trauma in which porn would seem as a legitimate escape. and your still on this platform breaking free and finally healing the pain. It raises the bar for all of us. thnx for shearing 

Sad and lonely days.

Holding on tight. 

I should be happy, my younger brother is getting married Tommorow, but somehow I'm very sad.

Now I can share that I was dating someone but it doesn't look like it's gonna work.

At least I can actually feel my emotions. 

Thank you Ari for that פסוק. It really resonates, more then you know. And same goes for SDNY, I didn't even share a drop in the ocean of what I went through, just posted how that specific day went... (For example, today I was notified that I have to arrange my own transportation to the wedding In another city, my father "needs his privacy.")