Based on the first teaching of Reb Tzadok Hakohen in his sefer צדקת הצדיק, we began our journey toward Pesach, which is really a journey toward becoming an עבד ה׳.

What is it that we receive rewards for in this world?

Based on the Noam Elimelech, Parshat Vayechi

Our speech is so telling. The words and tone which come out from our mouth create the atmosphere we live in. On Shabbos, this avoda is of utmost importance.

Taking a deep look into the Golden Calf through a Medrash, Rav Shamshon Raphael Hirsch and Reb Tzadok Hakohen of Lublin

Purim Tisch @ Shirat David

MArch, 2023

There is that special, pinnacle moment by the seuda, where you realize that whatever limits you have put on yourself, with self definitions and categorization - is all meaningless. What transpires at that moment?

The state we were in during the 1st Beit Hamikdash seemed to be so glorious and perfect. If that's the case, what went wrong? How could have the first Beit Hamikdash been destroyed?

Place the love you have in your heart, but just make sure to feel it.

How?

Shabbos.

Where does a Jew get the strength to realign himself when all signs point to the opposite?

It's often easy to get lost in the mystical aspects of each word. As deep as Purim is, the p'shat, the simple internalizing of the story is what leads a person to taste the deepest depths of the story. This piece is from Rav Kluger's Sefer on Purim.