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| A Crafty Fox |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| The Yetzer Hara – Evil Inclination - is a crafty fox. He tempts people with something enticing, tempting or extraordinary, then lures them closer to have a look. That’s the trap… |
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| A Heart of Stone |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| Do you care about the poor neighbor that’s just lost his job? Do you care if an elementary school in Sderot has just been wrecked by a Kassam missile? |
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| A Handful of Gravel |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| During times of abundance, people forget to lift their eyes to Hashem and thank Him properly. Only when the troubles arrive - do they remember to look up... |
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| A Big Mess? It Takes Just One Hour! |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| Even if the house is upside down and the laundry basket overflowing, before rushing to organize the house, a woman should spend an hour in Hitbodedut... |
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| A Home Where The Sun Always Shines |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| “You need to see your good points and know that you’re good.” “I’m good?” she asked. “I’m full of transgressions, blemishes, and sadness... |
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| A Husband’s Illumination |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| For those who've never read their ketuba, it would be a good idea to do so. Eflach, okir, afarness – the husband unilaterally commits to love, cherish, and work for his wife… |
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| A License to Heal |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| Physical treatments and medication alone can’t cure sickness. Since body and soul are connected, then their mutual health and wellbeing depends on more than nature and natural law. |
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| 30 Minutes to Glory |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| Once a person merely desires to be a tzaddik, and never lets go of that desire, he's considered in Heaven a perfect tzaddik even if he falls down dozens of times. |
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| A Beggar’s Language |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| Why be ragged derelicts on a park bench when we can be princes and princesses in the palace? As children of The King, all we have to do is to ask for what we need… |
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| A Daily Requirement |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| This daily hour of hitbodedut (personal prayer) is not only the key to a person’s self composure, but a key to his emotional health and spiritual success as well… |
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| A Drop of Humility |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| A humble person who recognizes his own futility while also recognizing Hashem's greatness will always be happy. Yet, the arrogant are always sad... |
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| A Foot in the Door |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| The evil inclination tries again and again to get his foot in the door. After a setback, he makes every effort to drag a person way down into a pit of depression and melancholy. |
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| A Foreign Master |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| If a person believes any other power or human exerts any degree of control over his life, then his emuna is lacking; he becomes a slave to a foreign master... |
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| A Fortified Wall |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| Many people suffer similar difficulties. Despite learning, awareness, and prayer, they still feel that they have not experienced any significant change... |
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| A Free Gift |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| We must be careful to avoid feeling like we deserve anything when we pray at length. Let’s remember that the privilege of praying is a gift from Hashem… |
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