We have no time to be mechanech our children today! We are always angry with our children. We know how to tell them don’t do this, don’t do that…we reproach them and admonish them when they do something bad….we are perfectly reactive parents! How about being mechanech them properly in the first place, to teach [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Proper Chinuch Means Being Pro-active
Posted in Chinuch, Shabboss, tagged Chinuch, chinuch habanim, mechanech, ofakim, proper parenting on January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Rav Shimshon Pincus In His Own Words..
Posted in Hashkafa, tagged rav shimshon pincus on January 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“If I have merited to achieve certain accomplishments, it is (only) because I (have trained myself to) talk to Hashem Yisborach about everything, just like a person would converse with his friend who is literally standing next to him”. <Rav Shimshon Pincus>
Planning Ahead
Posted in Hashkafa, tagged das torah, elul, machashava, pincus, rav shimshon pincus, Torah, yom tov on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Chazal teach us “Sofo Na’utz Betchiloso – The end is attached to the beginning”. In a different place, Chazal explain this concept with the words “Sof Ma’aseh B’machashava Techiloh – The final output is dependent upon the initial thought”. When an Architect draws up plans for a building, he already has the final draft completed [...]
Why Do We Cry During Ne’ilah?
Posted in Prayer, tagged elul, mashal, ne'ilah, parable, rosh hashana, shamayim, yom kippur on January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Although we know that the Holy days of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are emotional days, we find that during the closing of Yom Kippur and specifically in the special moments of Tefilas Ne’ilah, our people have a tendency to become even more emotional and to weep. Why? The answer can be explained with a parable. [...]
Isn’t Your Cup Full?
Posted in Hadracha on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Friends and readers, Today brought news of a terrible tragedy for Am Yisroel. Last night a Family of Yidden including the Father, Rav Shneur Zalman Lieberov (A Lubavitcher Shliach with a Shul on Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn) who I know personally, was involved in an auto accident on the way home from a Chasuna. Rabbi Lieberovs’ 10 [...]
A Story Speaks 1000 Words
Posted in Hashkafa on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes when you use the right story to illustrate the concept behind a vort/chiddush, the story itself can be more effective than the actual vort! <Heard From Rav Shimshon Pincus>
Our Grandmothers Tefilos
Posted in Prayer, tagged Prayer, tefilos on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Mishna Berurah tells us that our Grandmothers could not read from a siddur. At the same time, we know that our Grandmothers were way above us in their level of righteousness . So some people will explain that in those days when there was no washing machines or amenities/creature comforts, the women spent more time cleaning [...]
The Lowering Of Standards In Each Generation.
Posted in Hashkafa, tagged bitachon, emunah, rav pincus, yeridas hadoros on January 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We know that there is a concept of ‘Yeridas Hadoros”. This means that there is a general weakening in our Yiddishkeit and standards of Yiddishkeit with the passing of each generation. Chazzal say this in so many words - and mention this concept in many different places. It is for this reason, for example, that if [...]
On Smoking!
Posted in Hashkafa on January 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Rabbi Ezriel Tauber once saw me smoking outside. He said to me – ”Reb Shimshon, you really deserve it! You are a talmid Chacham etc….if you feel like you deserve a cigarette, then you do”! Reb Ezriels’ premise was sound. Bread and milk is something we need (a necessity) etc. A cigarette, is something extra, hence [...]
