Accepting the Yoke of Torah & Mitzvos
June 17, 2018
Baruch Hashem I have immensely gained from the shiurim of the Rav about fixing the middos, especially the shiurim about... Read more
Category: "Avodah"
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Honoring My Critical Elderly Mother
June 17, 2018
My mother who is 87 years old has come to live with me. She has a personality of “fire” –... Read more
Preparing for the Complete Redemption
June 17, 2018
It is well-known that the slavery and servitude of the Jewish people in Egypt was an important aspect of preparing... Read more
Ben Torah & Hisbodedus
May 30, 2018
A ben Torah who is Baruch Hashem immersed most of the day in the Beis Midrash, in Yeshiva – and... Read more
Songs to Listen to
May 29, 2018
Which kinds of music should we listen to (if we are using music to reach our soul)?... Read more
“Chareidi” Jewish Music
May 29, 2018
Is most of the “Chareidi” Jewish music today destructive to the inner world of the soul, and should I cease... Read more
Daas – Focus
May 29, 2018
I have a question about what “daas ” is. What is the difference between the power of daas with the... Read more
Learning Alone or with a Chavrusa
May 29, 2018
Regarding learning with a chavrusa, I find that when I learn with a chavrusa, my learning goes well and I... Read more
Sins Related to Period of Shovavim
May 29, 2018
1) If a person finds it too difficult to fast, can the Rav recommend any path he can take, by... Read more
Spirituality & Intimacy
May 13, 2018
Ever since I have entered the inner world [of true spirituality and self-recognition], my relationship with my wife has gone... Read more
Sins Involving Personal Holiness
May 13, 2018
Are the ways of avodah written in the Rav’s “Bilvavi” sefarim and “Da Es” series also for a person who... Read more
How To Reach The Yechidah Through Torah Study
May 13, 2018
The Sfas Emes in parshas Beraishis writes that just as the Chayah and Yechidah parts of the soul are “enveloping... Read more
Rectifying aveiros of eating
March 28, 2018
I am a baal teschuvah who ate treifos and other forbidden foods that dulled my heart. I now want to purify... Read more
Pure & Impure Motivations
February 13, 2018
How can a person know if his motivations are pure or not? ... Read more
Balancing Seriousness and Laughter
February 13, 2018
How do we balance seriousness (working hard on ourselves) and laughter (based on emunah that everything is in the hands... Read more
Living in the Next World NOW
February 12, 2018
In Sefer Koheles it says that having yiras shomayim (fear of Heaven), and doing mitzvos is like living in the... Read more
Changing Actions & Perspective
February 12, 2018
If a person feels very connected to the materialism This World, he must change his perspective towards it, or he... Read more
Contradiction between Ahava and Yirah?
February 12, 2018
Isn’t it a contradiction to have both ahavah and yirah towards Hashem? ... Read more
Verbalizing The Will of Hashem
February 12, 2018
When asking Hashem to remove anger from me should I also add in the words “I am doing this because... Read more
Talking to Hashem When Angry
February 12, 2018
How can I talk to Hashem as I am in middle of going through a negative emotion, such as if... Read more
Rav’s View of “His” Shiurim
February 12, 2018
Can the Rav’s shiurim be given out to those who weren’t present at the live shiurim?... Read more
Giving Nachas Ruach to Hashem
February 12, 2018
When a person has verbal or mental connection with Hashem, does it give a nachas ruach (satisfaction) to Hashem, and... Read more
Recent Wave of Terror Attacks
February 9, 2018
How should we view the recent wave of terror attacks (since Tishrei 5775)?... Read more
Root of all Middos is Temimus
February 9, 2018
Is temimus my essence, or is it one of our middos?... Read more
Love of Hashem & Love of One’s Self
February 9, 2018
Do we need to first love Hashem in order to be someach b’chelko?... Read more
Being Happy with Our Lot
February 9, 2018
Does the concept of someiach b’chelko (being happy with our lot) apply as well to our ruchniyus\spirituality, such as being... Read more
How To Work Practically on “Shivisi L’Negdi Tamid”
February 7, 2018
How can a person practically work on the method of reviewing “Shivisi L’Negdi Tamid” again and again? And can a... Read more
What Is the “kol demamah dakah”?
February 7, 2018
What exactly is the “kol demamah dakah” (the “soft, silent voice”)... Read more
Being Alone
February 7, 2018
If Hashem wants us to be alone, doesn’t this contradict the possuk (in the beginning of Parshas Beraishis), “Lo Tov... Read more