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"And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear" (Isaiah 65:24) Our Sages interpret it as follows: That when a person feels his lack and prays for the Creator to help him, it is not because the person feels his lack, and that gives him a reason to pray. Rather the reason is that this person is being favored by the Creator and the Blessed Creator wishes to bring him closer. At that moment the Creator sends her the sensation of her own lack, and calls her...

"And from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find him, for you will do it with all your heart and with all your being." (Debarim-Deuteronomy 4, 29)Wherever you are, there you must seek the Blessed Creator. It is precisely in that place "where He is" (Bereshit-Genesis 21, 17) That man must elevate and connect with the One who transcends all places, who is the Creator, Blessed Be He, and who is "the place of the world." It is then that man can truly serve the Blessed Creator. For there is no place that can hinder...

Shammay said: "Make studying a constant habit, talk little and do a lot, and greet everyone with a smiling face." (Pirkei Avot 1 Mishnah 15) How important is the study of the Torah as well as the Ethics of our Fathers and the many Holy books of the sages of Israel, not in vain have we been called "the town of the book", and not in vain many men of our town have stood out greatly and largely due to study. "Once, a pagan came before Shammai and said: "I will convert to Judaism if you are able to teach...

It is an ancient custom to begin children's Torah education with the Sefer Vaykra (Book of Leviticus). This is because children are pure, and Vaykra speaks of sacrifices offered in a state of ritual purity. "Let the pure come and study the pure" (Vaykra Rabbah 7:3) Also in the Torah Scroll, the letter Aleph (א) of the word Vaykra (which in this case sounds like an "A") is translated as: "He Called" It is written smaller than the other letters, this small letter is known as 'Alef zeirá' (small Alef) In Aramaic the word Alef means "to teach" and zeirá...

Why are we in such a hurry? You'll probably get many answers, such as: "because you need to work hard to earn a living or because you don't have enough time, etc..." But have you stopped to think? What is your final destination? Perhaps this note will make us reflect a little and thus, we will strive in our spiritual task: "You have to work harder for your soul than for your money." Let a man remember how diligent and hurried he is when trying to get money, day and night he spends thinking about it and only considers as...