L'zchus R' Moshe Gavriel ben Yehudis l'bracha vihatzlacha bichol maaseh yadav, hu vi-chol ha'nilvim eilav!
The great gadol and tzadik, Rav Chaim Kreiswirth, the Chief Rabbi of Belgium, whose yahrtzeit was last Thursday, related that an act of chesed saved his life.
One time the Jews were rounded up by the gestapo and each person was asked if he was a Jew. One person denied it [Rav Chaim said that he doesn't know if this person survived the war]. Rav Chaim affirmed that he was. So the Nazis told him to pray his last prayer because he is about to be killed.
Rav Chaim asked Hashem to save him in the merit of his helping Yeshaya'le Mishna. A Nazi was told to take him to the forest and kill him there. On the way there, Rav Chaim asked the Nazi if it was right to kill young people. The Nazi said that it wasn't. He added that he himself has 3 children. He shot in the air and told Rav Chaim to run away.
Who was Rav Yeshayale Mishna? When Rav Chaim was 17 years old, he was giving shiurim in Warsaw and had a room with one bed. One time, the Grodzisker Rebbe sent to him a blind man named Reb Yeshay'le Mishna and asked to set him up with a place to stay so that he can undergo treatments for his eyes. Rav Chaim couldn't find him a place to stay so he gave up his own bed and slept on the cold floor for a few weeks until Reb Yeshaya received his treatment and was healed.
Rav Chaim said that it was very difficult but he believes that in the zchus of this mitzva he was saved.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Nonacceptance
From my archives....
"The pain that you create now is always some form of nonacceptance, some form of unconscious resistance to what is. On the level of thought, the resistance is some form of judgment. On the emotional level, it is some form of negativity. The intensity of the pain depends on the degree of resistance to the present moment, and this in turn depends on how strongly you are identified with your mind."
When you feel pain over a certain reality or circumstance it is mostly because you don't accept this reality or circumstance as being to your benefit. Accept it as the absolutely BEST thing for yourself [as we believe it is and כל מה דעביד רחמנא לטב עביד] and the pain will disappear.
We also resist because we judge. We decide "This is NOT the right thing for me". Who am I to judge what is right and what is wrong??
We are also negative. We tell ourselves "This is bad". That is negativity rearing its ugly head.
Accept your reality as PERFECT for the present time and find yourself experiencing momentary bliss.
Jews call it "Emunah".
"The pain that you create now is always some form of nonacceptance, some form of unconscious resistance to what is. On the level of thought, the resistance is some form of judgment. On the emotional level, it is some form of negativity. The intensity of the pain depends on the degree of resistance to the present moment, and this in turn depends on how strongly you are identified with your mind."
When you feel pain over a certain reality or circumstance it is mostly because you don't accept this reality or circumstance as being to your benefit. Accept it as the absolutely BEST thing for yourself [as we believe it is and כל מה דעביד רחמנא לטב עביד] and the pain will disappear.
We also resist because we judge. We decide "This is NOT the right thing for me". Who am I to judge what is right and what is wrong??
We are also negative. We tell ourselves "This is bad". That is negativity rearing its ugly head.
Accept your reality as PERFECT for the present time and find yourself experiencing momentary bliss.
Jews call it "Emunah".
Why Do They Have To Be Short?
“I have black guys counting my money. … I hate it. The only guys I want counting my money are short guys that wear yarmulkes all day.”
(Donald Trump USA Today, May 20, 1991)
(Donald Trump USA Today, May 20, 1991)
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
GPS Override
David was speaking to his brother Jacob the night before David was set to pack up his family and drive off to Jacob’s home in the country for the week.
Jacob: You all set for the trip tomorrow? Do you need directions to our new place?
David: No, I’m all set. I have the address, a GPS, and a GPS override.
Jacob: What’s a GPS override?
David: My wife.
Jacob: You all set for the trip tomorrow? Do you need directions to our new place?
David: No, I’m all set. I have the address, a GPS, and a GPS override.
Jacob: What’s a GPS override?
David: My wife.
Perfect Medicine
Yenta had to call Dr. Clayman to get him to check on her husband David. He was not looking well at all.
After Dr. Clayman examined David, he said to Yenta, "Your husband is extremely fatigued and needs a lot of peace and quiet.”
“Oh my goodness, doctor,” Yenta said. “Is there any medication you can prescribe?”
“Yes,” replied Dr. Clayman confidently. “If you want to help him recover, please take one tranquillizer, four times per day.”
After Dr. Clayman examined David, he said to Yenta, "Your husband is extremely fatigued and needs a lot of peace and quiet.”
“Oh my goodness, doctor,” Yenta said. “Is there any medication you can prescribe?”
“Yes,” replied Dr. Clayman confidently. “If you want to help him recover, please take one tranquillizer, four times per day.”
I Apologize - Be Divine
Every time I re-read an article on the blog I find typos, despite my efforts to publish typo-less posts. I considered firing my copy-editor who is responsible to make sure that every post comes out correctly. But where do I find someone who a] does everything for free and b] works whenever I want him to - regardless of the hour. So I will keep him.
Plus - it is weird firing yourself.
But nevertheless - my apologies. To err is human but to forgive is divine...
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