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Tehillim Tools-127-2-Slonim

The 28th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Mordechai Kastelanitz of Lecovitz, the father of the Slonim Chassidic dynasty. “It is vain for you to be early in rising, to be late in sitting up, eating the food of sadness; for

Tags: Bible, Midrash, Psalms, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, spirituality, Tehillim, The Foundation Stone, Tools for Growth

Morning Blessings-Vayikra-Ba’alei Tosafot-L’Olam Yehei Adam

The 29th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rabbeinu Yitzchak of Speyer. Grandson of the Riva, he was murdered with numerous other Jews because of a blood libel. "Speak to the Children of Israel, saying; When a person will

Tags: iThank, Morning Blessings, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, The Foundation Stone

Shabbat Prayer-Pesukei d’Zimrah-Hachodesh-Likkutei Moharan

This spiritual attainment of the tzaddik comes about only through the people of Israel. When Jews, God forbid, indulge in the secular wisdom of the nations, then the tzaddik falls from his level of perception, and his vision

Tags: iPraise, Kavanah, Kavanot, Pesukei d'Zimrah, Praising God, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Singing to God, The Foundation Stone

Prayer Skills-Vayikra-Sweet Aroma

The Angels appointed to bring the prayers of Israel before the Holy One distinguish between proper, lucid prayers and those disqualified by unseemly thoughts, for a thought of this kind will not be a, “sweet aroma to the

Tags: Kavanot, Machberes Avodas Hashem, Prayer, Praying with power, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Service of God Notebooks, The Foundation Stone

Adar Joy-Slonim-Poor Merchandise

The 28th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Mordechai Kastelanitz of Lecovitz, the father of the Slonim Chassidic dynasty: “Sorrow is a poor piece of merchandise, both in this world and in the Next; 'Shechorah is a

Tags: Adar, Joy, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Spiritual Tools, The Foundation Stone

Amidah-Slonim-The Seeds of Salvation

The 28th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Mordechai Kastelanitz of Lecovitz, the father of the Slonim Chassidic dynasty: The Kobriner visited his teacher, Rabbi Mordechai of Lecovitz, on Rosh Chodesh Elul. The

Tags: Amidah, God, i-Attach, i-Pray, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Shmone Esrei, Tefillah, The Foundation Stone

Pesukei d’Zimrah-Slonim-Cause to Sing

The 28th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Mordechai Kastelanitz of Lecovitz, the father of the Slonim Chassidic dynasty. Rabbi Mordechai was exceedingly poor in his early manhood. His wife and children often times

Tags: iPraise, Kavanah, Kavanot, Pesukei d'Zimrah, Praising God, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Singing to God, The Foundation Stone

Prayer Skills-Radomsk-Power of Prayer

The 29th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Shlomo Rabinowitz of Radomsk, first Rebbe of the Radomsk dynasty: The Radomsker taught: We read, " Then Pinchas stood up and prayed [made a judgment call] and the

Tags: Kavanot, Machberes Avodas Hashem, Prayer, Praying with power, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Service of God Notebooks, The Foundation Stone

Spiritual Tools-Slonim-The Purpose of Our Service

The 28th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Mordechai Kastelanitz of Lecovitz, the father of the Slonim Chassidic dynasty: A youth came to the Rabbi and asked to be taught how to serve God. The Rabbi answered,

Tags: Avodas Hashem, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Religion, Service of God Notebooks, Serving God, Spiritual, The Foundation Stone, Tools for Growth

Nisan-Perfecting Our Speech I-Ohr HaMeir

"Who is the man who desires life and loves days that he may see the good therein (Psalms 34:13)." The intent of this verse is to refute our many fellow Jews whose sole goal in their quest for length of days and years is to fill

Tags: Jewish Calendar, Nisan, Speech

Adar Joy-Slonim-My Own Accomplishments

The 28th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Mordechai Kastelanitz of Lecovitz, the father of the Slonim Chassidic dynasty: Once on Purim the Kobriner in his youth visited the house of Rabbi Mordechai of Lecovitz.

Tags: Adar, Joy, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Spiritual Tools, The Foundation Stone

Nissan-Fighting the Fire of Anger II-Ropshitz

The Rophshitzer told the following story: A wealthy Jew from Vilna purchased an Etrog for a thousand zloties. When he had finished reciting the blessing over it, a man near by asked the loan of it so that he might also

Tags: Anger, Jewish Calendar, Nisan

Shema-Slonim-Time to Measure Myself

The 28th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Mordechai Kastelanitz of Lecovitz, the father of the Slonim Chassidic dynasty: A man came to the Rabbi and begged him to teach him humility. At the very moment he was

Tags: God, i-Love, i-Pray, Kavanah, Kavanot, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Shema, The Foundation Stone

Prayer Skills-Vayikra-Rhizhiner-Humility

The 27th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Moshe Meir Rosenstein of Berditchev (1821-1902). A chassid of the Rizhuner Rebbe in his youth, Rav Moshe Meir moved to Eretz Yisral and settled in Tzefas in 1853, living there

Tags: Kavanot, Machberes Avodas Hashem, Prayer, Praying with power, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Service of God Notebooks, The Foundation Stone

Amidah-The Joy of Repentance-Slonim

The 28th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Mordechai Kastelanitz of Lecovitz, the father of the Slonim Chassidic dynasty: True repentance brings joy. If repentance is genuine, the person is joyful though contrite and

Tags: Amidah, God, i-Attach, i-Pray, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Shmone Esrei, Tefillah, The Foundation Stone

Prayer Skills-Belz-God’s Prayers

The 24th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Yitzchak Meyer of Alesk: The Belzer said: we find in the Talmud (Berachot 7a) the expression, “The Holy One, Blessed is He, prays, ' May It come to pass that My compassion

Tags: Kavanot, Machberes Avodas Hashem, Prayer, Praying with power, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Service of God Notebooks, The Foundation Stone

Shabbat Prayer-Hachodesh-Making Bread & Cloth

Once I was walking on the road and a man encountered me and accosted me in a heretical way. He had knowledge of the Bible, but not of the Mishnah. He said to me, “The Bible was given to us at Sinai, but the Mishnah

Tags: Kavanah, Kavanot, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Sabbath, Shabbat, The Foundation Stone

Spiritual Tools-Belzer Rebbe-First Welcoming the Wife

The 24th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Yitzchak Meyer of Alesk: The Belzer said, " Circumcision is performed on the eighth day to teach us the following lesson: When we pay a visit we should first greet the matron

Tags: Avodas Hashem, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Religion, Service of God Notebooks, Serving God, Spiritual, The Foundation Stone, Tools for Growth

Spiritual Tools-Slonim-Maintaining Awareness

The 28th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Mordechai Kastelanitz of Lecovitz, the father of the Slonim Chassidic dynasty. If a single coin is left over in my house at bedtime, I cannot fall asleep, but if totally penniless,

Tags: Avodas Hashem, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Religion, Service of God Notebooks, Serving God, Spiritual, The Foundation Stone, Tools for Growth

Spiritual Tools-Slonim-Breaking Old Habits

The 28th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Mordechai Kastelanitz of Lecovitz, the father of the Slonim Chassidic dynasty. A man who had been reformed under the guidance of the Lecovitzer, complained to him that

Tags: Avodas Hashem, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Religion, Service of God Notebooks, Serving God, Spiritual, The Foundation Stone, Tools for Growth

Nisan-Fighting the Fire of Anger I

Sefer Yetizrah: Fire is the ruling element of the month of Nisan. It reaches its highest expression in the sacrifice of the Korban Pesach, the Paschal Lamb: The Gastininer Rebbe made it a rule for himself never to express

Tags: Anger, Jewish Calendar, Nisan

Shir Hashirim-Slonim-Companionship With God

The 28th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Mordechai Kastelanitz of Lecovitz, the father of the Slonim Chassidic dynasty. “I rose up to open to my beloved (Song of Songs 5:5).” This means, “I am endeavoring to admit

Tags: Bible, Midrash, Pesach, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Shavuot, Shir Hashirim, Song of Songs, The Foundation Stone

Amidah-Radomsk-Avot-Mesirat Nefesh

The 29th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Shlomo Rabinowitz of Radomsk, first Rebbe of the Radomsk dynasty. Rabbi Aaron, the son of Rav Chaim of Tzanz, journeyed once to Gorletz on a bitterly cold day, wrapped

Tags: Amidah, God, i-Attach, i-Pray, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Shmone Esrei, Tefillah, The Foundation Stone

Peuskei d’Zimrah-Nisan-Ata Hu-Part Two

But what of the foods prohibited to us by the Torah, such as the forbidden species of cattle, beasts, and fowl? They too perforce possess some spark of holiness, as it is written, “And You preserve them all (Nehemiah 9:6).”

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Morning Blessings-Vayikra-Ba’alei Tosafot-Accessing God’s Humility

The 29th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rabbeinu Yitzchak (ben Asher) of Speyer. Grandson of the Riva, he was murdered with numerous other Jews because of a blood libel (1196)."Speak to the Children of Israel and say to them,

Tags: iThank, Morning Blessings, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, The Foundation Stone, Vayikra

Countdown to Pesach 18-Gerer Rebbe

The Gerer Rebbe said: We read in the verse, “You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on the wings of the eagles (Exodus 19:4).” Rashi explains, “the Eagle carries his offspring above his wings, as if

Tags: Amidah, Haggadah, Redemption, Yitro

Shabbat Themes-Vayikra-B’alei Tosafot-The Dignity of Our Table

The 29th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rabbeinu Yitzchak of Speyer. Grandson of the Riva, he was murdered with numerous other Jews because of a blood libel. "He shall wash its innards and its feet with water; and the Kohen

Tags: Kavanah, Kavanot, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Sabbath, Shabbat, The Foundation Stone

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Tehillim Tools-127-2-Slonim

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