Daily Quotes
“There can be no definition of a successful life that does not include service to others… I have found happiness. I no longer pursue it, for it is mine.”
– George H.W. Bush
“Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
Daily Reading
Many years ago I heard a wonderful story about a great Jewish sage. Someone had written him a letter on the following lines. “I am in a state of deep...
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נָתוֹן תִּתֵּן לוֹ וְלֹא־יֵרַע לְבָבְךָ בְּתִתְּךָ לוֹ כִּי בִּגְלַל הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכׇל־מַעֲשֶׂךָ וּבְכֹל מִשְׁלַח יָדֶךָ׃
“Give to him readily and have no regrets when you do so, for in return the LORD your God will bless you in all your efforts and in all your undertakings.”
– Deuteronomy 15:10
כִּ֣י תִשָּׂ֞א אֶת־רֹ֥אשׁ בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ לִפְקֻדֵיהֶם֒ וְנָ֨תְנ֜וּ אִ֣יש כֹּ֧פֶר נַפְשׁ֛וֹ לַיהֹוָ֖ה
“When you take a census of the Jewish people, each shall GIVE to Hashem.”
– Exodus 30:12
Everything a person gives to charity will come back to them. A person will not lose through giving charity.
– Ba’al HaTurim
This is the essence of humanity: We are not created to serve ourselves, but rather to help others to whatever degree possible.
– Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin Nefesh, HaChaim (Introduction)
Daily Goal
Imagine how wonderful our planet would be if each person on it would greet everyone with a smile. That means that wherever you go you would be met with a smile. Be part of the “Bring a smile to our planet” project. To become a member of this project, you don’t need to spend any money or fill out any forms. All you need to do is smile. Then watch the faces of those at whom you smile. Reinforce the smiles of others by telling them, “I appreciate your smiles,” or, “You look great when you smile.” By reinforcing this person’s smiling, you will set in motion a chain of smiles. The recipients of this person’s smiles will smile to more people, and those people will smile to even more people. You will be increasing the total amount of smiles on our planet. And that’s something we need a lot more of.
Think of someone who doesn’t smile very often. Then sensitively think of a way to bring a smile to that person’s face in a way that will be appreciated.
Rabbi Zelig Pliskin
Daily Videos
Giving impacts the giver more than the recipient.
By Rabbi Tzvi Sytner www.tzvisytner.com Courtesy of www.aish.com
Tony Robbins shares a powerful story.
Courtesy of Aish.com https://aish.com
Momentum Founding Director Lori Palatnik shares how choosing our actions and reactions can transform our lives in extraordinary ways. In this episode, Lori shares why givers who expect nothing in return are happy people.
www.momentumunlimited.org
This life insurance commercial from Thailand beautifully illustrates how helping others brings happiness to the giver and the receiver of the good deeds.
Courtesy of www.thaigoodstories.com
Orthodox Jews make up over 15% of the living kidney donors in the U.S. who give their kidney to a complete stranger. Here are some of those stories.
Courtesy of www.JewintheCity.com. Produced in collaboration with Renewal- www.life-renewal.org
www.momentumunlimited.org
What are you really worth?
Courtesy of The ROHR Jewish Learning Institute www.myjli.com www.torahcafe.com
Whether studying the weekly parsha, a page of Talmud, or an ethical question, it is always an enlightening, fascinating discussion that leaves me energized for the rest of the week.
Whether studying the weekly parsha, a page of Talmud, or an ethical question, it is always an enlightening, fascinating discussion that leaves me energized for the rest of the week.
