Pick up a Broom
The Torah Anytimes | May 02, 2025
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I was recently reminded of a powerful teaching from Orchos Tzaddikim—one we used to display in our kitchen alongside a picture of a broom:
"A small act done with humility is accepted before Hashem a thousand times more than a great act done with arrogance." This idea offers profound encouragement to those quietly performing everyday acts of goodness, often unnoticed by others. It affirms that genuine spiritual value lies not in the size of the deed, but in the purity of intention behind it. Reflecting on this, I feel inspired to pick up a broom.
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