Daily Inspirations

“The more a person reflects on his ultimate purpose, the more he understands the purpose of the entire world—which was created solely to reveal the greatness of the Creator, blessed is He.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“One of the things that draws a person closer to HaKadosh Baruch Hu is the study of Sefer Tehillim.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The more deeply we appreciate the sanctity of the festivals Hashem has given us, the more we prepare ourselves as vessels to receive their spiritual light.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“No matter how far you may have fallen, you must cry out to Hashem to lift you out of that place.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“Rabbi Yoel of Satmar taught: A person who is vigilant to guard the sanctity of his thoughts saves himself from every trouble and difficulty.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“Wherever a person may be, and on whatever level, the light of Torah is present there as well. No one should ever think that he is far from the Torah.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The first and most essential step in drawing close to Hashem is to ensure that one’s deepest desire is pure, properly directed, and clearly defined.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“There is no one among the Jewish people who is not beloved and precious to Hashem.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The heart is the vessel through which a person can attain true closeness to Hashem.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“In every generation, the light of the Torah of the tzaddikim restores a person’s vitality and complete faith in Hashem’s compassion.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“Everyone hopes for his own salvation. But Shimshon HaGibor always longed for Hashem’s salvation—that Hashem Himself, so to speak, would be redeemed through the revelation of His Kingship in the world.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“Each of us must understand that the responsibility for rebuilding the Beit HaMikdash rests upon us.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The concealment of Hashem’s countenance during the exile is caused by our failure to think of Him. This prolongs the exile and perpetuates the suffering in the world.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“Hashem revealed to the Jewish people that the order is: ‘Return to Me, and I will return to you’—first, you must turn your hearts back to Me, and then I will return to you.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The Kotzker Rebbe, known as the ‘Pillar of Truth,’ says: ‘When the month of Av begins, we lessen joy’ — meaning that when Av arrives, we diminish our troubles through joy.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The power of prayer is so great and so immense that it can transform a person’s entire life.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“Holiness rests upon a person when both his body and his clothing are clean and spotless.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The 22nd of Tammuz is an especially auspicious day for bringing about salvation in Heaven, through the merit of the tzaddik, Rabbi Shlomo of Karlin, of blessed and saintly memory. It is a day on which one can merit to witness deliverance, miracles, and wonders that transcend the natural order.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“It is not enough for us to long for the Beit HaMikdash ourselves; we must also awaken that longing in others, helping them understand that this is the greatest and most important thing of all.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The manna descended for Israel one day at a time, so they would learn to raise their eyes constantly to Heaven and place their trust in Hashem alone.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“Life’s hardest moments are its greatest moments.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“Each one of us has the ability and the strength to bring pleasure to Hashem.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“Lashon hara is worse than all the illnesses in the world.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“During the Three Weeks of Bein HaMetzarim, harsh judgments rule over the world, yet all is for our good, to awaken us to repair what we have damaged.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“Rabbi Yisrael of Ruzhin says: A home in which the holy sefer ‘Or HaChaim’ is studied fills the house, the neighborhood, and the entire city with light.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“When a person sanctifies and purifies his thoughts, removing every distraction from the radiance of Hashem’s countenance, the image of G-d rests upon him.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The holy day of Shabbat is set apart exclusively for Hashem, so that His kingship may be revealed throughout the world.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“We must know, and engrave it deeply and firmly within our hearts, that everything that happens in this world unfolds through precise and meticulous Divine Providence.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The foremost thought that must always be uppermost in a person’s mind is: How can I find favor in the eyes of the blessed Creator?”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“When a person does not know halachah as he should, he does not know how to conduct himself before Hashem in accordance with His true will.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“It is taught in the name of Rashbi that when Shabbat enters, the hold of every destructive force in the world is nullified.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“When you pour out your heart to Hashem and tell Him everything you’re going through, it lifts you to the highest place.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“All the upper and lower worlds depend on every single Jew.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The mikveh purifies a person from every impurity. But from baseless hatred, the mikveh cannot purify him at all.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The essence of teshuvah lies in daas: that a person’s perception and understanding return to Hashem, so that he comes to know the true purpose and the truth.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“On Shabbos Kodesh, Hashem’s mercy is revealed. When a person extends Shabbos by ending it later, in accordance with the view of Rabbeinu Tam, he reveals Hashem’s great forbearance, for the wicked are delayed from returning to Gehinnom.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The primary preparation for Rosh Hashanah is for a person to make a cheshbon hanefesh over the entire year that has passed.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“On Rosh Hashanah, the primary way to draw down mercy is when Klal Yisrael arouses itself to live in unity, with each person overlooking wrongs done to him.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“Every crown, greatness, and honor that HaKadosh Baruch Hu grants to any created being in this world is given only so that His Kingship may be proclaimed.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“If a person merits to confess his sins before Hashem, without being afraid or ashamed as people commonly are, then beyond the forgiveness of his sins itself, he will merit great spiritual levels.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“We are immersed in so much materialism that we have forgotten that there is a King whose Kingship we must seek—and that this is the most important thing in the world.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The primary counsel for Rosh Hashanah is not to display any sense of greatness before Hashem. Rather, a person should think and feel that he has still done and accomplished nothing in this world, and that his entire desire is simply to merit to do more.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“A person’s complete rectification is not in matters between himself and Hashem, but in matters between one person and another.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“When a person has emunas chachamim, he rises and ascends above time.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“A person should always keep this before his eyes: whenever he considers his actions and his goals, he should examine himself to see whether he is doing them to find favor in the eyes of Hashem, or to find favor in the eyes of other people.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The more a person increases his daas in knowing Hashem, the more the Shechinah rises to a higher level, and through this she emerges from Galus.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“On Yom Kippur we read Sefer Yonah to teach a person that even if, chas v’shalom, he finds himself in the belly of the fish, completely shut in with no avenue of salvation open to him, he should know that even there, the light of Hashem is present.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“Our only hope is that we have such a great G-d, Who performs miracles and wonders for us.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The greater a person’s influence over those around him or over the community, the greater his responsibility toward Shamayim.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“The times when Hashem’s absolute unity and oneness are revealed in the world are the times of the festivals and regalim.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a

“During Sukkos, Hashem’s infinite mercy is revealed. After all our exertion in tefillah on Rosh Hashanah, throughout the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah, and on Yom Kippur, we enter beneath the shadow of the Shechinah.”

HaGaon HaYanuka, shlit”a