3 Steps

Inside a Room Full of American Warriors in Tefillin

Plan for Change

A 3-Step Plan for Change This Rosh Hashanah

A Complete Change

In first for US state, California lawmakers pass bill to deem ‘Jewish’ an ethnicity

When Rosh Hashana Falls out on Shabbat

Brought to Kevurah

Burned Sifrei Torah Brought to Kevurah Following Deadly Beit Shemesh Missile Strike

Thought Control

Why Couples Married 30 Years Are Suddenly Getting Divorced

During Elul

Why Do We Check Our Mezuzot During Elul?

The Shofar Has No Words

The Power of Joy

Parashat Ki Tavo: The power of joy

Watch: Rabbi Labish Becker - Ki Savo 5786: “Half Empty - Half Full" (Video)

About Teshuva

Watch: Rabbi Moshe Dov Heber - Parshas Ki Savo: Are You Doing the Mitzvah — or Just Going Through the Motions? (Video)

The Rebuke

30 Questions to Ask Yourself Before the New Year

Yerach Yamim

Before we begin again

Thoughts on Elul

What Being a Rehab Therapist Taught Me About Change

The Rescuer's Simcha

6 Weeks After His Heart Stopped, He Shows Up at Rescuer’s Simcha

Remarkable Teeth

The Secret Behind Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein’s Remarkable Teeth — and the Powerful Lesson Behind It

Never Too Late

Never too late to make aliyah: American ‘oleh’ turns 105

"אבא, כאבת איתי בשבי": אליה כהן ביקש תחת החופה לזעוק 'שמע ישראל'

It’s Not What You Say | Parshat Ki Tetze - Rabbi Ya’akov Asher Sinclair

A Rose by any Other Name

Elul: "LIKE A ROSE"

The Most Common Response

The Most Common Response

I Flew to Israel to Help. A Brain Tumor Almost Killed Me First

Ani LeDodi

Couple Opens Chabad in Sri Lanka, Antisemites Show Up Fast

Special: From Hamas tunnels to Jewish Gaza

Placing a Mezuzah

10 Things to Be Aware of When Mounting a Mezuzah

Inspiring Questions

Four Inspiring Questions to Jumpstart Your Growth

From Antisemitism to Truth? Lucas Gage Meets Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi

Baffled

How to Recite L'David HaShem Ori

Greece’s Minister of Health is Baffled by the Jews

Breaking Bread

Dr, Abdul El-Sayed has posted a message on Instagtam and Facebook which includes the words, "To my Jewish American sisters and brothers, one of my most indelible memories of this campaign will have been the opportunity to break bread with you at Seder, to worship with you at shul, to be embraced by you."

Sorry, I can't break bread with you at Seder. If you want to break Matzah, who gets to steal the afikoman?

Guarding the Gates

New York Magazine blasted for ‘antisemitic,’ ‘dangerous’ cover story that smeared Jewish people while supposedly celebrating Arab culture

Elul Challenge

UK antisemitism: Jewish principals spend more time on security than education

Did the Mafia Secretly Put Out a Hit on Rav Reuven Grozovsky zt”l?

Scroll to the end of the article to read ten thoughts of Rav Grozovsky.

Assuming the Worst

How to Stop Assuming the Worst About Other People

Unnoticed

Watch: Did You Ever Realize That Most Of The Good in Your Life Slips by Unnoticed?

Before the High Holidays, the Jewish people must look inward - opinion

Five Lessons

Five Lessons My Father Taught Me in Business

Watch: Rabbi Labish Becker - Re’eh 5786: “The Father Factor”(Video)

The University Speaker

When it hosts antisemitic streamer Hasan Piker in January, University of Washington suggests attendees pay $10 per ticket

Days of Mashiach

Why the Messiah Is Born on the Darkest Day of the Year

Spotting Fake News

The Talmud’s Guidelines for Spotting Fake News

No Doubt

Results and Consequences

This Man Is Addressing the Tuition Crisis, One Family at a Time

What do you do?

Belgian Jewish group suing government and national rail operator over death camp deportations

Finding The One

Bouncing Back

האב השכול: נכנסתי לבתים של כל גדולי ישראל, זעקתי מכאב, זה מה שהם ענו לי | הרב תמיר גרנות ומשה מנס

Tu b'Av

Boy George's New Song Is an Act of Moral Bravery

100 Blessings

SHOCK IN FRANCE: 12 Sifrei Torah Stolen in Brazen Overnight Heist at Paris-Area Shul

No Complaints

My 30-Day No Complaining Challenge

Thank You, Hashem

Recently, Holocaust survivor David Einhorn was honored at a joyous celebration marking his 100th birthday. At the event, Shulem Lemmer sang Thank You, Hashem together with the centenarian, creating a deeply moving and memorable moment.

Just days after celebrating this remarkable milestone, during which he also dedicated a Sefer Torah in memory of his beloved wife and in the merit of his children and future generations, Mr. Einhorn was niftar.

May his memory be a blessing, and may his family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

ימים ספורים אחרי שהכניס ספר התורה: הישיש מבורו פארק נפטר בגיל 100

'Unbelievable full circle': Terror attack survivor’s kidney saves rescuer’s brother 24 years later

SHOCK MOMENT: ABA President Won't Answer When Asked If She Wants Israel Or Hamas To Win By Jordan

Ivy League student who’s ‘not interested in working for a Jew’ says Cornell is welcoming him back

Below is a video that was shared in the WhatsApp group חדשות משמחות. In it, Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks with a Breslov chasid who found the four-year-old boy who had gone missing in Ashkelon.

During the conversation, the young man describes how he found the child and expresses heartfelt gratitude to Hashem for the miraculous outcome. He also encourages everyone to recite Perek 100 of Tehillim, Mizmor L'Todah ("A Psalm of Thanksgiving"), as an expression of thanks to Hashem.

Shema

Charlotte Herzberg Family’s Story Touches Tens of Thousands in Viral Tisha B’Av Film

Parshat Va’etchanan

Opening the gates

The Tisha B'Av Event

TorahAnytime Announces FREE 25-Hour Global Tisha B’Av Live Streaming Event

Letting Go (Tisha B'av 2026) - A powerful documentary

Tisha b'Av: The Bottom of the Calendar - with Rachel Goldberg-Polin

The Rav's Ruling

After Doctors Urged Reduction, Couple Welcomes Healthy Triplet Girls Following Rav Yigal Cohen’s Guidance

Evidence of First Temple

Rare well-preserved Iron Age wood said to offer evidence of First Temple’s destruction

The Foiled Attack

Belgian Soldiers Foil Apparent Attack on Chassidim in Antwerp on Friday Night

Sahar’s Miracle

Fire in Havat Gilad

Bereaved family's home destroyed in Havat Gilad wildfire

This evening, I read an article on Israel National News (INN) about the devastating wildfire that destroyed homes in Havat Gilad, including the home of Yael Shevach, the widow of Rabbi Raziel Shevach, who was murdered in a terrorist attack in 2018.

Some time ago, Aish.com published a moving article about Yael titled "Choosing Life Is My Revenge." After reading the news about the fire, I searched Rabbi Raziel Shevach's name on Google and came across a moving article on the Chabad website titled "The Angel Raziel – The Sad and Inspiring Story of Rabbi Raziel Shevach, the Righteous Mohel Murdered by Terrorists."

In the article, a father recounts his desperate search for a mohel who would be willing to travel to his small community to perform his son's brit milah on the second day of Rosh Hashanah. After many unsuccessful phone calls, he finally reached Rabbi Raziel Shevach.

Rabbi Raziel's response reflected the values by which he and his wife lived:

"First of all, mazal tov! Second, my wife and I have a rule: we never say no to the mitzvah of performing a brit milah."

Those simple words capture Rabbi Raziel's extraordinary dedication to helping others and his unwavering commitment to every opportunity to perform a mitzvah.

To read the full article (in Hebrew), click here.

A Good Friend

Mazal tov to Holocaust survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who turns 101 on July 17. A cellist, Lasker-Wallfisch is the last living survivor of the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz. We wish her ad 120! https://x.com/WorldJewishCong/status/2078077606428131647

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch MBE

One Word

Are You a Spy or a Tourist?

Speech

Former Hostage Rom Braslavski Says He Is Removing Tattoo as an Expression of Faith

Parshat Devarim and the 9 Days

How Devarim connects to the 9 days

The Commitment

Rabbi Boruch Hertz’s 60th Birthday Sparks Tefillin Commitment

Blessings and Rebuke

Beit Shemesh Beis Din Issues Unique Ruling to Resolve Shabbos Elevator Dispute

Just came across the Kiddush Times for the first time this Shabbos where I encountered many interesting articles including You Shall Not Betray Yourself by Rabbanit Oriyah Mevorach.

Perseverance

At age 16: Completed the Shas for the second time

Rosh Mesivta Who Visited Military Prison: “I Was Shaken By What I Saw”

Best Intentions

What the King could not command

House Set for Showdown on Permanent Daylight Saving Time

Words

Norway drops case against professor who called October 7 'most beautiful thing this century'

Wall Collapses Seconds After Workers Walk Away at Kever of Rav Amos Guetta; No One Hurt in Apparent Miracle

The Sorting Lot - Matos Masei

Pushing for Peace

Pushing for Peace, as Shalom for Charlotte Campaign Continues to Inspire

Without Distractions

MK Yaakov Asher: ‘Israel’s Real Existential Threat Is Drifting Away From Faith and Tradition’

Daven Without Distractions

The Survivor

Captivity survivor: This is how Hamas tried to get me to convert

כשאף אחד לא מוחא כפיים — מי אתה באמת? | פרשת מטות מסעי

The 3D Experience

3D Experience Walks Through the 3rd Beis Hamikdash

Giving In

Newly Uncovered Ben-Gurion Correspondence Reveals the Political Origins of Israel’s Yeshiva Draft Exemption

Parshat Pinchas

HaRav Michoel Sorotzkin Traces the Many-Sided Personality of Pinchas Ben Elazar HaKohen Throughout the Generations

What Was Most Surprising About Viral Tefillin Video from Israel

Consistency

The Geula Trap: Why the Redemption Cannot Happen Yet | Rabbi Tovia Singer

Parsha Pinchas - 250th of July 4, 1776, 17th of Tammuz, Summer of Moshiach, Eliyahu HaNavi

The Success Hack

“I Don’t Want to Work for a Jew”

Focus on What We Have

Florida just set the national standard for protecting Jewish students, and Gov. DeSantis signed his name to it

Rabbi Moshe Dov Heber - The 3 Weeks and Parshas Pinchas (Video)

Pearls of Wisdom

Seven Pearls of Wisdom from a 102-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor

His Best Friend

His Best Friend Killed His Daughter in a Car Accident

Greatest Investments

Ten Timeless Rules of Investing from the Talmud

A Cup of Tea

Rabbi Zvi Teichman on Chukas/Balk: Discovering Our Youth

Remembering My Friend, Itty Ainsworth on Her Yartzeit

Mashiach's Arrival

Conviction in an Age of Convenience

The Antidote

A People That Once Argued With God: Why Are So Many Jews Not Speaking Up?

Bringing Moshiach Early?

Can Tefillah Help Bring Moshiach Early, Beneficially, and Painlessly?

In Control

The Daily Tefila4Life Shiur On Matzav.com: Who Is In Control?

The Woman Who Hid 100 Jews in Her Attic

The Evening Visit

Behind the Evening Visit of the London Rosh Yeshiva

מדהים: רבה הישיש של העיר העתיקה הפתיע עם סגולה חדשה

Moshiach Needs to Come

Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein on Trump’s Reversal: “Apparently, Moshiach Needs to Come”

Making Peace Takes Action

The Miracle Eruv

'Miracle': Eruv saves lives of soldiers at IDF outpost

Rabbi Yair Hoffman has written an article at VIN titled, "A Hidden Mercy? Why the MOU That Looks Disastrous May Yet Protect Our Brethren in Israel"

The MOU may indeed be a bitter document. But bitterness in the present and benefit in the long run are not contradictions—they are, more often than we like to admit, the same event seen at two different distances.

The Moshiach Chidon

Tonight: Live Broadcast of Moshiach Chidon

Recognizing the Court

Chief Rabbi, Hagaon HaRav David Yosef Promises Women Will Not Receive Certification Despite Court Order

“The very fact that women turn to the secular court to force the Rabbinate — what do you want from us?” Rabbi Yosef said in remarks reported by Channel 13. “If you recognize the court, then receive your rabbinical certificate from the court.”

Iran, Trump, and the Lesson Jews Keep Forgetting

Finding His Way

How Freakonomics Author Stephen Dubner Found His Way Back to Judaism

Cornell student who ‘won’t work for Jews’ is a symptom of a far darker hatred that must be stopped

Beyond the Headlines

Beyond The Headlines

Rabbi Lays Out What No One Wants To Hear About The U.S.-Iran Deal!

Awaiting Mashiach

Unhinged California Raisin Heir Arrested After Antisemitic Terror Campaign Against Chabad Shliach

Here is a link to a short video of the rabbi speaking in 2025 when the Palisades Fire struck California.

Levels of Chessed

Antisemitic Cornell student turns down interview because he’s ‘not interested in working for a Jew’

Shalom for Charlotte

Korach and his company

Following Heartbreaking Accident, Powerful Voices Speak Out to Create Shalom for Charlotte

הצדיק רבינו שלום ארוש חושף מצדיקים נסתרים 'זה מה שיקרה בקרוב

Watch: Rabbi Labish Becker – Shelach 5786: “Leave ME Out of It”

The Real You

Rabbi Zvi Teichman on Shelach - Who is the Real You?

America at 250

America at 250: A Jewish Reckoning

Korachitis

Focus on Tefillah - הפותח עד לתשובה - No One is Ever Too Far Gone

In the Park

The Day My Kids Encountered Antisemitism in the Park

The Celebration

Miami Chef Celebrates Michelin Star With Tefillin

Where You Belong

'Go back where you belong:' New Haven man slaps kippa off Jewish man's head

'The Connection

Whats the Connection between being michalel Shabbos and tzitzis

In the Era of Mashiach

Who Told President Roosevelt to Ignore 500 Rabbis

Before You Erase the Jews, Read This

Your Life's Movie

Before You Die, Your Life's Movie

The Youngest Shadchan

The Youngest Matchmaker in the World Just Made Her First Match

The Flat Tire

Panic at Beitar Illit Yeshiva After Reports of Mysterious Shadow Figure

His Gift

Sir Isaac Newton and Judaism

Sister of Eli Schlanger Only Got to Appreciate His Gift Now

The Humblest Man

The humblest man on the face of the earth

Her Journey

Israeli Journalist Shares Her Journey to Yiddishkeit

The Miser

My Father and the Priest

Jordanian school textbooks contain antisemitic, anti-Zionist themes, IMPACT-se finds

Taking a Stand

Eretz HaKodesh takes historic stand at Knesset in name of American Jewry

The Boundary

University of Michigan Crossed a Dangerous Line with Jewish Students

The Boundary That Set Me Free

The Other Side

When Our Neighbor Tried to Convert My Father

Pt.7A | The Other Side of the Coin

The Tzitzit Raffle

My Rescue Mission

German charged with assault after Jewish men attacked at religious festival outside London synagogue

For the Good

Nova Survivor Says Childhood Scar Saved Her From Being Kidnapped by Hamas Terrorists

Messages

This morning, I was trying to remember the name of someone I work with. We have a WhatsApp group at work, so I scrolled through the group info, hoping to match a photo with a name.

As I searched, I noticed the messages people had attached to their statuses. One read: "כי הירבת טובות אלי" — “For You have bestowed so much goodness upon me.”

I became emotional when I read those words. The woman who wrote them has been suffering terribly from knee problems for the past two years and lives in constant pain. Yet despite everything, she still recognizes the goodness Hashem has given her.

Another status read: “We rise by lifting others.” The timing of that message struck me deeply. I had been about to send a friend a message mocking the grammar mistakes in something an English teacher had written. I stopped myself when I realized I was about to denigrate someone else — but for what purpose?

Messages surround us every day, but do we truly listen to them? Do we appreciate the wisdom encapsulated in just a few words?

I, for one, want to thank the members of that group who chose to pin such meaningful, and impactful messages to their accounts. The next time you see one, don’t ignore it.

The Crown

The Crown Comes Once a Year

Why Shavuot Is the Most Important Holiday You're Ignoring

חוזרים למלחמה? מה שהולך לקרות בימים הקרובים הולך להפתיע אתכם

Shavuos Night

Rav Yitzchak Yosef Urges Public Not to Waste Shavuos Night: “This Night Is a Hidden Treasure”

Is The Era of the Resurrection of the Dead ( Tchiyat Hametim ) Imminent? A Shocking Truth Revealed

The Conduit

Teachings of rabbi killed in Bondi Beach terrorist attack live on with new book: ‘A profound gift’

Baby named for fallen soldier during the funeral

Preparing for Shavuos

Hersh Wasn't Perfect, But He Was the Perfect Son for Me

The Counting

Rabbi Dovid Fink - Parshas Bamidbar: Individuality Makes The Klal

Parshat Bamidbar

Messiah patch controversy: Parents blast IDF over soldier’s punishment

Take a Walk

The Only People on Earth Being Told Their History Expired

Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein Criticizes Those Who Drive Short Distances to Shul Instead of Walking

Promises

“Promises:” The Gripping True Story of the Schwei Family

Hidden Light

Parashat Bamidbar - The Hidden Light of Redemption

The Significance of Shabbat

Freed Hostage Agam Berger Says Emotional Thanks at the Ohel

Going Beyond

Two men who filmed themselves abusing Jewish man on TikTok admit antisemitic hate crime

האיש שוויתר על הכל | "השם אחד" "מה שראית היום זו לא אישה - זה שטן": ראם שרביט חושף את הדרך מפסגת עולם האופנה לאור הגמרא

Behar-Bechukosai

Rabbi Labish Becker – Behar-Bechukosai 5786

Rethinking “No”

Rethinking “No” When Dor Yeshorim Says “Incompatible”

Agudath Israel of America Statement in Support of President Trump's “Shabbos 250” Initiative

40 Years to Forgiveness

WATCH Charlene Aminoff: The 10-Second Habit That Makes You See Hashem Everywhere

It Took Me 40 Years To Ask Forgiveness

Rectifying the Error

Rectifying the error of Rabbi Akiva’s students

This morning, I saw an interivew on Facebook with Rachel Goldberg Polin. My morning prayer of "Modeh Ani" takes on new inspiration and motivation after hearing her words.

Ayin Tovah

Ayin Tovah - Choosing the truth to illuminate

SIGN OF THE GEULA?

How UCLA Enables Antisemitism

Against Her Faith

DMV forces ultra-Orthodox NYC woman to remove head covering against her faith

What Money Can't Buy

Watch: Rabbi Labish Becker – Emor 5786: Imbalance of Power

What Elon Musk's $800 Billion Can't Buy

Queen Camilla Receives Slain Bondi Shliach’s Final Book

Intolerable

This morning, I saw an opinion piece titled "Mamdani acts like a petulant teen in front of the king and queen." Nicole Gelinas writes about the mayor's meeting with King Charles, "It wasn’t just the mayor’s rudeness, but his tone and demeanor. Mamdani did his best version of a petulant teen betraying intolerable boredom."

https://nypost.com/2026/04/29/opinion/applauding-a-speech-that-labels-jews-as-supremacists-is-not-principled-its-hatred-and-wrong/

When I read the article, I was upset about how the King was being treated. Half an hour later, I was reciting morning prayers when I found my mind wandering. And I realized at that moment that I was speaking to the King. I resolved to treat the King of Kings with more respect than that accorded to the King of England.

Spiritual Life

From Tony Award to Torah: The Spiritual Life of Dylan Kaplan

Canceled

Concert to benefit Bondi Beach victims canceled after Greek choir refuses to sing with Jews

Finding an Anchor

Parashat Emor - Finding an Anchor in the Shelter

Counting the Omer

Jews forced to leave rally marking WWII end in Italy

Oldest British Jew Celebrates Her 108th Birthday- And Shares Longevity Secrets

Counting the Omer

Inspiring Stories

Inspiring stories from the bomb shelter

Love Your Neighbor

Parashat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Love your neighbor as yourself

Here is a link to a letter written to the Prime Minister of Belgium by someone who spoke to a Jewish student "who is considering leaving the university altogether because the environment has become increasingly hostile toward Jews."

What Might Have Been

What Might Have Been? Mourning Past Tragedies

MI K’AMCHA YISRAEL: Viral Video Sparks Outrage & Mass Tzedaka Donations

Remaining Connected

Opinion: In an Israeli Bomb Shelter, My Students Restored My Faith in Their Generation’s Resilience and Commitment

Moshiach Chidon Kicks Off in Mesivtas Around the Globe

A Minyan in our Home

Firebombed London Shul Davens in Rabbi’s Home Hours Later

Rabbi Biton, Who Lost Three Children in Iranian Missile Strike: ““We Continue Forward With Hashem’s Help”

After Life

Living After Life. D’var Torah for Parshat Acharei Mot

הרב יצחק ביטון שאיבד שלושה ילדים במלחמה בריאיון מטלטל שכולו אמונה • צפו

Prayers

Tefillos for the Belzer Rebbe

Promise Me

Promise Me One More Thing

Below is a link to a shiur which was given about Rav Yosef Mechemia Kornitzer threyears ago. As tonight begins his yahrzheit, I have decided to post the link.

Timeless Lessons from Rav Yosef Nechemia Kornitzer

Disproportionate Punishment

Don’t be deceived: Anti-Zionism is antisemitism

Exclusive: MPs and peers condemn ‘disproportionate’ punishment

The 30-Day Challenge

Are You Holding Your Phone or Is It Holding You?

Broken Language

NEVER TOO LATE: Holocaust Survivor Who Faced Death at 11 Embraces Torah Life at 97

An Emotional Plea

“Just Ten Seconds of Thought for Someone Else”: Brother of Boys Swept Out to Sea Makes Emotional Plea

Daily Omer

Parshas Tazria Metzora

Daily Omer Meditation

Failing the Test

OPINION – Europe Failed the Test of the Shoah. Is It Failing Again To Confront Absolute Evil?

The Survivor's Advice

This Survivor is Turning 102 Years Old

Source of Strength

Netanyahu Points to Tanyas Printed in Lebanon as ‘Source of Strength’

The Teachings of Rabbi Akiva

Captivity survivor to undergo foot surgery

Pakistani national admits to planning ISIS-inspired attack on NYC Chabad center

Rabbi Akiva's Great Sayings

Standing Tall

Antisemites Spit on my Grandson at Miami Beach

אז באמת מיהו משיח? | שיעור לשביעי של פסח

To Simcha

From Fall to Simcha: Twins Born to Family of Child Who Survived Fourth-Floor Blast

Life Changing

A Life Changing Spiritual Experience - R. Yaakov Singer.mp3

The Seven-Week Roadmap

The Seven-Week Jewish Roadmap to Becoming Your Best Self

Waving the Flag

Thailand: Jews to be deported after waving 'Moshiach' flag

Passover Redemption Has Already Begun

Counting the Omer

Count Today's Omer

AOC promises to vote no on defensive military aid for Israel

Divrei Torah for Pesach

Watch Rabbi Shmuel Silber - Pesach Hisorirus - Shiur for A TIME - Dayeinu: Is It Ever Enough?

Rabbi Akiva's Seder

The Night of Eternity

Making Time for Chesed: A Study Guide

Inspiring Hope

From Egypt to Jerusalem: Passover inspires hope and security - opinion

"הגדה של פסח" - הרב ברוך רוזנבלום בשיעור מלא במדרשים לליל הסדר

Stop Scrolling

Iran Keeps Firing, Israelis Keep Running, We Keep Scrolling

האם בזוהר הקדוש כתוב מי בסוף ינצח? הגילוי המטלטל של המקובל הרב יוסף ביטון בשידור חי

Observing the Sabbath

Popular Israeli singer announces: 'I will observe this Shabbat'

T'Nuchamu: Global, Groundbreaking Initiative Ensures Minyanim at Shiva Homes

Your Story at the Seder

Tell Over Your Story Too at the Seder

The Most Hated Man at the UN

Something Real

British police arrest two men over attack on ambulances belonging to Jewish group

Roald Dahl’s Antisemitism

Leil HaSeder

How the UN treated the mother of an Israeli hero

טראמפ, אל תחמיץ את ההזדמנות !! כל הסימנים לגאולה כבר כאן

ליל הסדר על-פי הקבלה "אורות" בארבע כוסות, בצל ב"דיינו" וסגולה לפרי בטן: המקובל חושף את הסודות והמנהגים המפתיעים של ליל הסדר • צפו

Short Vort on the Haggada

10 Short Vortlach on the Haggada 5786

Hamas rebuilding rapidly in Gaza as Israel’s attention remains elsewhere, experts warn

Becoming Accustomed

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu: 'We must not become accustomed to miracles'

Count That Day Lost

by George Eliot

If you sit down at set of sun

And count the acts that you have done,

And, counting, find

One self-denying deed, one word

That eased the heart of him who heard,

One glance most kind

That fell like sunshine where it went --

Then you may count that day well spent.



But if, through all the livelong day,

You've cheered no heart, by yea or nay --

If, through it all

You've nothing done that you can trace

That brought the sunshine to one face--

No act most small

That helped some soul and nothing cost --

Then count that day as worse than lost.

I shared the poem “Count That Day Lost” because it reminded me deeply of my mother, who recently passed away. She had a simple but powerful mission in life: to make people feel seen, valued, and happy.

One story captures this better than anything else.

One day, my mother was in a supermarket when she noticed a woman shopping with her children. The children were remarkably well-behaved, and the whole family had a calm, gentle presence. My mother approached the woman and began to shower her with sincere compliments.

“Your children are so adorable, and they look so lovely,” she said warmly. Then she added, “And you are so beautiful.”

To my mother’s surprise, the woman began to cry.

She explained that she had lost her husband just a few weeks earlier. In her grief, she had started to feel invisible, wondering if anyone would ever notice her again—if anyone would ever say something kind to her. My mother’s simple, heartfelt words overwhelmed her. In that brief moment, she felt seen again.

That was who my mother was.

When I think about the message of “Count That Day Lost,” I realize that my mother never lost a day. Not really. She filled her days with small acts of kindness that made a lasting difference in the lives of others—often without even knowing it.

It reminds me that we are given countless opportunities each day to lift someone up: a kind word, a genuine compliment, a moment of attention. These things may seem small to us, but to someone else, they can mean everything. In memory of my mother, I try to carry this lesson forward. If I can make even one person feel seen or valued in a day, then it is a day well lived—and certainly not a day lost.

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