בס׳ד

"Where does it say that you have a contract with G-d to have an easy life?"

the Lubavitcher Rebbe



"Failure is not the enemy of success; it is its prerequisite."

Rabbi Nosson Scherman



20 May 2026

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.

10 May 2026

The Significance of Shabbat

Freed Hostage Agam Berger Says Emotional Thanks at the Ohel



9 May 2026

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

5 May 2026

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.