tefillah is compared to a sword and to a bow and arrow. a sword works if you’re up close. a bow and arrow works if you’re far away. tefillah works for both those that feel close and that feel far away.

pittsburger rebbe zy'a

tefillah is compared to a sword and to a bow and arrow. a sword works if you’re up close. a bow and arrow works if you’re far away. tefillah works for both those that feel close and that feel far away.

pittsburger rebbe zy'a

rav zusha zy’a would begin the day by saying, “It should be a good morning for all Yidden.”

when we ask מה נשתנה at the seder, we have to ask ourselves: “how is my life going to be changed by the holiness of this night?”

rav avraham schorr shlita:

come to the seder without any expectations

בלי לחץ

Jewish wealth is not houses and money. Jewish wealth, which is eternal, is the observance of Torah and mitzvos, and bringing children and grandchildren into the world who will observe the Torah and its mitzvos.

rebbe rayatz zy'a

this story is on my mind quite often nowadays

zy’a

students of the baal shem tov zy'a once asked him:

rebbe, how do we know if someone is a true tzaddik?

the baal shem tov zy'a answered: ask if he has a way to get rid of distractions during davening. If he gives one, he isnt. it's a lifelong fight, there's no way around it.

the game that is played with the afikoman in so many jewish homes symbolizes that no matter what a parent tries to hide, their children will always find it.

rav yy jacobson

bh he’s already a na nach