In the Mishna before Pirkei Avos we say, “Your nation… will inherit (yershu) forever.” We understand that the eight verses in Tehillim 119 (beginning with the letter Yud) teach us how to use the letter Yud to be worthy to deserve the best and greatest inheritance from Hashem → “Your hands (Yodayim starts with a... Read more »
Preface Would it be useful if you could sum up 5 main tips for growth in your daily life? Would it be helpful to use an easy-to-remember system that you could link to your 5 fingers which you can recall when you see your hand? We will be linking these lessons to the Gemara in... Read more »
One of the best keys to unlocking and developing our personality is to follow one of Hillel’s most frequent teachings in Avos 1:14 – “If not now, when?” Do it immediately, with a sense of urgency. Avoid procrastinating and commencing to proceed with a slow start. If you spend too much time preparing, you may... Read more »
Two Forms of Pei – the open one to speak, the closed to keep quiet. There are only 834 open Pei’s in the whole Chumash, but there are 3,976 closed Pei’s. Most of the other letters are in the thousands. The open Pei has the smallest amount. This leads to an amazing lesson regarding how... Read more »
The Mishnah teaches in Pirkei Avos, Ethics of the Fathers, “The world stand on three pillars: Torah study, Divine Service, and practicing kindness.” Torah Study is the way we learn how to think properly and patiently. Service includes teaching others how to think and live. Kindness includes teaching others how Torah fences can save our... Read more »
One of the greatest Sages was offered a leading position to become head of all the Sages because he was most worthy in wisdom, wealth and his unique lineage. However, his wife said, “You do not have white hair yet.” (Brochos 28a) So Hashem made a miracle that 18 rows of white hair grew in... Read more »
Preface One of the great secrets of the Torah is how and why Yaakov Avinu became so successful in his lifetime! In Bereishis 31:6 we learn, “With all of my strength I have served.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~ How determined are you to do the right thing? How far will you go out of your way to do... Read more »
One of the greatest Sages was offered a leading position to become head of all the Sages because he was most worthy in wisdom, wealth and his unique lineage. However, his wife said, “You do not have white hair yet.” (Brochos 28a) So Hashem made a miracle that 18 rows of white hair grew in... Read more »
Preface The more we invest in planning and setting up our priorities, the more we will succeed in doing what is most important and getting them done faster and better. We should use this type of thinking daily to become more efficient and effective in all that we do. A – Actions for Hashem, B... Read more »
Preface How wealthy can you become if you find a few gemstones that are worth millions? The true secret to wealth is in Avos 4:1, “To learn how to rejoice with your portions.” Thus you need to utilize every wealth story you hear or read about as a ‘Moshol’/analogy to show you can find a... Read more »