Posts by Yosef Farhi
The guilt of the Rebbi
Many Rebbeim were people who were once in Kollel. They once had high ambitions that they might one day become Gedolim. That they will be leaders of the Jewish People. That they might author some important Sefer. But when they could not stand the financial situation they were in… they got a job in Chinuch.…
Read Full PostRabbi! Keep me motivated!!!
Rabbi, can you tell me what I need in order for me to be motivated through seder? I come to Seder, I go through the motions, but with no emotion. What is the switch to turn on motivation? This was asked to me by a 40 year old, Ultra Orthodox working man, who wanted to…
Read Full PostA LIFE AT FULL THROTTLE
Click yom kippur 2019 for download A LIFE AT FULL THROTTLE Yom Kippur Are you going through life at the speed limits you set for yourself? Or are you at full throttle? This question has been going through my head over the last two months. And I am so grateful that it has. This is the “charged”…
Read Full PostHippopotomonstro-sesquippedaliophobia
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is one of the longest words in the dictionary — and, in an ironic twist, is the name for a fear of long words. Hippopoto – extra large. Monstro -scary. Sesquippedalio – long worded. Phobia – fear. Imagine that. I never knew that such a word could really exist. I never knew that such…
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click ki tavo 2019 for download A HAPPY ELUL Teshuva is a happy thing. If you are doing Teshuva and you are not happy, you are not really cashing in on all your benefits. Happiness is what changes the evil decree of sin. Happiness is what brings upon you G-d’s mercy. This is found in Rabbenu Bachye…
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