Quote of the Day

There’s a Hasidic story about one of the greatest Hasidim of the Alter Rebbe. It was said that he had difficulty transgressing any mitzvah at all because of his sense of dignity. As he was saying to himself: I am one of the greatest Hasidim of such a great Rebbe! There’s no way I’ll be tempted by yetzer ha-ra (evil inclination) …

These days... there’s no person among bnei Israel who did not get some influence (in one way or another) from the activity of Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim. The yeshiva has raised the 'soldiers of Beit David' who spread Torah and Judaism all over the world.

In the era of the Beis HaMikdash, the Sages of the early generations ordained that communal lecturers begin publicly expounding the laws of the [three pilgrimage] festivals 30 days before the festival.

Fasting doesn’t mean not eating - that’s dieting. Fasting means to work hard on yourself. Spend 15 minutes a day thinking about yourself and what needs to be changed.

The tefillah of Moshe [to enter Eretz Israel] endures forever and exerts its influence…

A lion (Nebuchadneztar) ascended in the month whose sign is a lion (Av) to destroy Ariel (“the lion of G‑d,” the Beis HaMikdash), in order that a lion (HaShem) will come in the month whose sign is a lion and build Ariel (the third - and ultimate Beis HaMikdash).

“It's been almost a month since I wrote anything about my Torah study. But what for - if not for this - do we have fingers on our palms?”

Galut (Exile) is what we see on the surface. Inside it’s Geulah (Redemption).

… the holiness of Shabbat extends into every day. For it is the central part from which all the days of the week draw sustenance from: the first three days are called "after the Shabbat," because they derive sanctity from the past Shabbat; and the next three days are called "before Shabbat," because they are impacted by the sanctity of the coming Shabbat.

There is a known rule: “... and these days are recalled and (through this they are) observed”: it means that we should recall the events of “these days” so that … all the good influences which were revealed then for the first time will be “observed” [will happen] again, and even on a greater scale than for the first time. And it should be done as soon as possible, as is said: “When the end of the exile came, HaShem did not delay [their redemption] for even a single moment (לא עכבן אפילו כהרף עין).” (“Yalkut Shimoni”, “Shemot”)