Rabeinu speaks about the dangers of relying on doctors, medicine…

Rabeinu speaks about the dangers of relying on doctors, medicine…

49: Rabeinu discusses the incident of Mishael Chananiah and Azarya in connection with dying for the sake of sanctifying HASHEM’s Name.

50: Rabeinu discusses the subject of doctors, medicine, and healing…

One needs to be mentally strong to serve G-d; one can’t allow themselves to be discouraged by descents in serving G-d. A person must be willing to serve G-d and to yearn for him, whether in descent or ascent.

It’s very important to take on the habit of starting over/beginning anew, even many times in a single day. Rabeinu used to do to this as a child.

Rabeinu said, it’s impossible to be a genuinely upright person unless you start over, again and again.

One has to be so encouraged to serve HASHEM that they are willing to serve Him even without the reward of the world to come.

It requires great merit to compose your mind enough to reflect on your actions for an hour in your lifetime, yet alone an hour a day!

Rabeinu explains that if we were to have a settled mind, we’d realize that the desires of this world are absolutely worthless, especially the desire for honor and pride.

One must make sure to run away from positions of leadership, to ensure that your divine service can be done for the sake of Heaven.

44: A person’s name tells us everything about him. Rabeinu had the ability to explain the essence of every individual and this person’s level just by the combination of letters of this person’s name.

When Rabeinu uses letter permutations in his lessons, it’s a sign that the lesson is even loftier...

45: True broken-heartedness is always followed by happiness

46: A person must guard his mind/thoughts because it’s the highest faculty!

The higher the faculty, the greater the force it has/the further it can reach…

41: Being broken hearted and depressed are not the same thing AT ALL!

Broken-heartedness comes from the heart, while depression stems for the spleen.

42: Rabeinu explains the difference between depression and broken-heartedness.

43: One forgets his own name through depression and gloom…

A person must happy all the time, even the furthest Jew.

For at least an hour a day, one must seclude himself with G-d and express himself before Him in a broken heart, longing and praying to fix his ways.

Being happy can even revive someone else…

Rabeinu discusses the dangers of studying books of philosophy, even those philosophical works written by Jewish sages. The answers brought in those books are very weak in comparison to the questions raised over there. The portion of the Jewish people is in total simplicity.

Rabeinu also delves into G-d’s creation of the world…

We explain how the dreidel we spin on Chanukah parallels the way G-d created everything, and how this is connected to the Beit Hamikdash, where the superior was below and the inferior was above.

Rabeinu discusses the dangers of studying books of philosophy, even those philosophical works written by Jewish sages. The answers brought in those books are very weak in comparison to the questions raised over there. The portion of the Jewish people is in total simplicity.

Rabeinu also delves into G-d’s creation of the world…

We explain how the dreidel we spin on Chanukah parallels the way G-d created everything, and how this is connected to the Beit Hamikdash, where the superior was below and the inferior was above.

Rabeinu discusses the dangers of studying books of philosophy, even those philosophical works written by Jewish sages. The answers brought in those books are very weak in comparison to the questions raised over there. The portion of the Jewish people is in total simplicity.

Rabeinu also delves into G-d’s creation of the world…