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16 articles- Bikkurim Recognizing that Everything is From HashemExplore the spiritual significance of Bikkurim as a reminder that all success and land belong to Hashem, featuring insights from Rav Moshe Leib of Sassov and th
- Giving Hand to Hand is BetterA story about Rav Elchonon Wasserman and Rav Moshe Londinsky discussing the importance of written contracts and physical delivery in fulfilling obligations.
- When One Davens Out Loud He is Immediately AnsweredThe Chofetz Chaim explains how praying out loud, praying for the community, and davening after a mitzvah can lead to immediate answers from Hashem.
- The Joy of Receiving a Gift from HashemThe Tiferes Shlomo explains that we should rejoice in Hashem's gifts not just for the item itself, but because the King of Kings deemed us worthy to receive it.
- No LiesThe Abarbanel explains why the Torah requires a verbal confession (vidui) for maaser, teaching honesty in the distribution of tithes to Kohanim and Leviyim.
- The True ViduiRav Yehoshua of Tomashov explains why the vidui of maaser includes the phrase I did all that You commanded and how it leads to a broken heart and true regret.
- Heavenly JoyRabenu Bechaya explains why the Torah uses the term ma'on kadshecha in the vidui of bikkurim to describe the heavenly joy felt when fulfilling commandments.
- A Mitzvah With JoyRabenu Bechaya explains how performing mitzvos with joy, specifically giving to the poor, transforms divine judgment into mercy and brings forth blessings.
- Melting the StoneThe Chidushei Harim explains how the power of Torah can melt a heart of stone and overcome the yeitzer hara, based on the teachings of Chazal in Sukkah 52B.
- Brachos Will Pursue UsThe Degel Machaneh Efraim explains why blessings pursue us and how prayers without kavanah are eventually elevated, based on the Agrah D’Kallah and Zohar.
- Tefillah With and Without KavanahDiscover how even prayers said without proper concentration can eventually ascend to Heaven through the power of a single heartfelt prayer.
- Let the Year and its Blessings BeginExplore why we read the Tochacha before Rosh Hashanah, its role in annulling sins through heartbreak, and how emunah eliminates parnassah concerns.
- The Tochacha Annuls AveirosThe Kozheglover Gaon explains how reading the Tochacha before Rosh Hashanah breaks the heart and leads to the annulment of sins through regret.
- When There is Emunah There are no Parnassah ConcernsRav Yehoshua of Belz explains how emunah removes parnassah concerns by trusting that Hashem's predetermined decrees for the year will be fulfilled.
- Elul in RussiaThe Skverer Rebbe and R’ Monya describe the tangible fear, awe, and devotion that characterized the month of Elul in the shtetls of Russia generations ago.
- Bringing the Horse Dealer to do TeshuvaA powerful story of the Baal Shem Tov using a horse dealer's trade to illustrate the potential for quick and sincere Teshuva during the month of Elul.
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