A casual lawn chat with a neighbor turns into a powerful mashal about self-worth, spiritual struggle, and how we see others. As we approach Kabbalas HaTorah, we discover the Ohr HaChaim’s life-changing yesod: Even when we feel spiritually barren, Hashem says—Lo siktzor. Don’t cut yourself off. Ever. Keep going… until you reach the greener grass.
A heartfelt story of the Vorker Rebbe reminds us: No one is ever too far gone. Not you. Not ever.
This week’s shiur takes us into the quiet, tense moments where a small decision becomes a real test. It’s a reminder that the everyday choices we make say everything about who we really are.
We often think of tefillah as a tool to receive what we need, but perhaps it works the other way as well. Hashem may give us needs so that we turn to Him, speak to Him, and deepen the relationship.
Here’s a shiur I gave this past Thursday night in Scheiners of Monsey — chizzuk in light of the recent Monsey tragedy, Hashem yerachem, along with an overall message of bitachon and preparation for the month of Kislev and the upcoming Yom Tov of Chanukah.