Yiddishe Mamme

"To a woman, says the Rambam, her life has as much value as she feels she's worth to her husband. When her husband honors her, he shows that she is valuable to him. A wife is not a chavrusa, G-d forbid. It can cause a lot of trouble if you think in those terms - that sometimes you're right and sometimes she's right. No! Whatever a wife does is good and nice, and if you scold her and take that feeling of importance away from her, you've robbed her of her life." The Golden Rule in Marriage by Rabbi Mendel Kaplan z''tl excerpt from Reb Mendel and His Wisdom - artscroll (page 173)

The Golden Rule in Childraising by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein z''tl excerpt from Darash Moshe Vol.2 - artscroll (page 123) "Hashem said to Moshe, I have seen this people, and behold! It is a stiff-necked people" Shmos Ki Sisa It is apparent from the text that Hashem considers being stiff necked a negative attribute. This is difficult to understand, for historically, this characteristic has served us well. Because we are stiff-necked people, we are slow to be seduced by the ways of the gentile nations. It is therefore just this attribute that has prevented us from assimilating with the gentiles over the many years of galus. What is it about being stiff necked that Hashem finds undesirable? The answer is that Hashem does not wish our mitzvos to be done out of stubborness. When we do a mitzvah, Hashem wants it to be done out of joy, with all our heart and soul. Only in this way will we be successful in training our children to follow in our footsteps. If children see that a m...

" "

Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement.. - Mark Twain The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible - George Burns Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year. - Victor Borge Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. - Mark Twain By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. - Socrates I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury. - Groucho Marx My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe. - Jimmy Durante I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back. - Zsa Zsa Gabor Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. - Alex...

Perceptions of Jews by Renowned Gentiles #1 "Some people like the Jews, and some do not. But no thoughtful man can deny the fact that they are, beyond any question, the most formidable and the most remarkable race which has appeared in the world." -- Winston Churchill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -#2 "The Jew is that sacred being who has brought down from heaven the everlasting fire, and has illumined with it the entire world. He is the religious source, spring, and fountain out of which all the rest of the peoples have drawn their beliefs and their religions." -- Leo Tolstoy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -#3 "It was in vain that we locked them up for several hundred years behind the walls of the Ghetto. No sooner were their prison gates unbarred than they easily caught up with us, even on those paths which we opened up without their aid." -- A. A. Leroy Beaulieu, Fren...

The article below from French researchers: “Potent Painkiller Found in Human Saliva More powerful than morphine” brings a new dimension to what I wrote about the metsitsa. I find it fascinating to see how again and again Torah truths are discovered these days by science [of course the Torah does not need science as a "proof" ] Potent Painkiller Found in Human Saliva More powerful than morphine it could lead to better pain medicines, researchers say Printer-friendly version Printer-friendly version HealthDay Tuesday, November 14, 2006 HealthDay news imageTUESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) — French researchers say they’ve discovered a natural painkiller in human saliva that’s several times more potent than morphine used in animal studies. The researchers have named the pain inhibitor opiorphin, because it acts on the same pathways as morphine and other opiate painkillers. The finding could lead to improved pain medications because opiorphin is a naturally occurring molecule that...

Yichidus Mrs Chana Sharfstein In her early twenties in 1954 One time when I went into Yechidus, the Rebbe started asking me about Shidduchim. I was dating, and I just answered: Yes, I was meeting people. Then the Rebbe started asking me about different boys. I thought to myself that is strange, all the boys that the Rebbe asked me about, I had gone out with them. I answered about each one, that although they were nice boys, I had my reasons for not marrying them. The Rebbe then said to me: I know that you like to read. I said: oh yes I do. He said: and what kind of books do you prefer reading. I said that I loved to read novels. The Rebbe said, that: Novels are fiction, and fiction is make believe, it is not real. So what you read in a novel, is not what happens in real life. In a novel, people meet and there is this big blinding storm of passion. That is not what real love is all about. Two people can meet, and there can be a thread of understanding. It is like a tiny little flame. An...

"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

Similarly, the basic chassidic work of Tanya emphasizes that life for the average guy is about continuously dealing with challenges, withstanding temptation and then withstanding its mutated form. Resist the extra cupcake, and tomorrow you'll find your favorite pie staring you in the face. That's life; that's living: overcoming challenge, and then dealing with the next one.

Yesterday, cannons were fired on the northern border of Israel after a long period of quiet. Israel again finds itself in a difficult security situation, which has claimed the life of a soldier. Kassams have returned and rockets are being fired. Against the background of these events are recent statements from several rabbonim predicting that a war will break out real soon in Israel. Rav Eliezer Berland, a leading rov of the Breslover community, told his Chassidim recently to daven because a war would break out on 22 Av. A few days later, Rav Amnon Yitzchak said during a drasha in Modi’in Illit that within weeks, a bloody war will break out. “Wars do not happen during winter,” said Rav Yitzchak. “The Iranian nuclear threat is ticking, and the military will not drag the war into the winter, so as not to drown in the Lebanese mud.” Rav Yitzchak addressed the recent tragedies, including the loss of six lives in the Air Force crash during training in Romania. “The army is doing preparation...