4. Be kind to yourself. Speaking badly even about yourself is unethical.
הלכות שמירת הלשון The Chofetz Chaim once found his mother’s siddur and began crying. He was overcome with emotions thinking how many tears…
The Shulchan Aruch states when we say the statement in the first paragraph of Shema: “Asher Anochi M’tzavcha haYom (which…
In Ashrei we see that Hashem is directly involved in giving people what they need. After praising Hashem for many…
Psalm 24 (L’David Mizmor) was written by Dovid HaMelech to be recited at the inauguration of the Bais HaMikdash. It…
In the morning brachos of Krias Shema, we begin by praising G-d who”forms light and creates darkness.” When we recite…
When we pray we are fulfilling a mitzvah. Therefore, just as a person has great concentration when fulfilling the mitzvah…
In the Yeshiva of Kelm, they would take 50 minutes to say Pesukei D’Zimra every day! An interesting note is…
We mentioned last week about the concentration during davening that was required in the Yeshiva of Kelm. Therefore, it was…
One morning during Torah reading in the Yeshiva of Kelm, there was no Cohain, so the Gabbai called up a…
A person should always try to daven with a minyan, but there are sometimes when it is better not to…