Advice - Likutey Etzot

“So thank Him every morning for the gift of life. Say the Shema twice daily for the gift of love. Join your voice to others in prayer so that His spirit may flow through you, giving you the strength and courage to change the world. When you can’t see Him, it is because you are looking in the wrong direction. When He seems absent, He is there behind

I were asked how to find God, I would say: Learn to listen. Listen to the song of the universe in the call of birds, the rustle of trees, the crash and heave of the waves. Listen to the poetry of prayer, the music of the Psalms. Listen deeply to those you love and who love you. Listen to the words of God in the Torah and hear them speak to you. Lis

All of the obstacles that a person encounters are solely for the sake of desire-that is, in order that he should have a greater desire for the holy thing [that he wishes to do]. For it is human nature that the more a person is held back from doing something, the more he desires to do it. Therefore, when a Jew needs to do something that is integral

“You should turn your mind toward God before you pray, before you study Torah and before you eat,” says Rabbi Moshe Teitlebaum. Turn your mind toward God; this sounds like a simple, even a self-evident, proposition, but it’s an essential first step in the process of spiritual renewal.