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It Is Not Your Task to Finish the Work “It is not your task to finish the work, but neither are you free to withdraw from it” (Pirkei Avot, 2:16). Whose task is it to finish the work, then? King Davi…
Prayer for Conceiving and Bearing Children תפילה להפקד בבנים transliteration Hebrew text Yehi ratzon milefanekha A-doynoy Elohai v'Elohei avotai, Tzur ha'olamim tzaddik b'khol hadorot, lema'an Shimkh…
The book “She'al Avicha VeYagedcha” contains an account of a young man who suddenly fell ill. His condition worsened as the illness progressed. At the time, no one yet knew how to treat this disease,…
Пятнадцатое Ава - день зугиют, связанный с объединением пар, и с объединением пары в единое целое. Поэтому в этот день нужно особенное внимание уделить молитве о нахождении пары и за успешный шидух,…
A Sick Person's Prayer for Themselves Is Best Hagar, sent away with Ishmael at Sarah's insistence, walked along carrying her son on her shoulders (he was sick and weak). When their water ran out, Hag…
Not only sorrow but also joy in the heart can bring a person closer to the Almighty. It is well known that on Sukkot, during Simchat Beit Hashoeva (the celebration of the water libation on the altar)…
Wholehearted Prayer It is written in the Talmud (Rosh Hashanah, 17b): “Rabbi Meir said: ‘Two people took to their beds (fell ill), and their illness was the same; likewise, two went up to the scaffol…
"Grabbing" Mitzvot Sometimes a person becomes so absorbed in their thoughts during prayer that they only “surface” at “Barech Aleinu” or even later... What should they do now? Is everything lost? The…
The period known as Bein HaMetzarim is associated with the destruction of the First and Second Temples, as well as with tragic events that befell our people at various times during these days. The wo…