When רבי יונתן אייבשיץ was asked why is it that a person who goes to ask a שאלה of איסור והיתר and the רב is פוסק לאיסור, the person accepts his ruling and isn't מצטער even if it causes him a great loss. But if he goes to the רב to rule on a dispute
A man who liked כבוד asked his רב: “The חכמים said ‘כל הרודף אחר הכבוד, הכבוד בורח ממנו’, so why is it that even though I flee from כבוד, the כבוד doesn’t run after me?” The רב answered: “When you run from the כבוד, you keep looking behind your shoulder to see if the כבוד
R’ אריה ליב, the 18th century author of the שאגת אריה, was brilliant but had a sharp tongue. Once, while sitting and being דורש in the בית מדרש of Minsk, he was going so deep in his analysis that it could only be described as מגלה עמוקות ועוקר הרים. It went over the heads of
Rav יעקב עמדן, realizing the demands that a קהילה makes upon its רב and not wanting to serve as an אב בית דין, said: “״ברוך שלא עשני אב״ד.
A clothing designer once commented that men are clearly smarter than women. “Did you ever see a man buy a shirt that buttons in the back?”
A non-Jewish shopkeeper in a small Shtetl once asked a customer what he does for a living. “I’m a מי שבירך maker,” said the Jew. The גוי of course didn’t understand and asked what that was. “I bless people, men and women,” he explained. The גוי then asked if he could bless his sick, elderly
The Satmar Rebbi used to say the סגולות for פרנסה are effective from 5:00 PM to 9:00 AM. From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, you need to work for a living.
A businessman once said to רבי אייזל חריף, "I have a son-in-law whom I support so that he should be able devote all of his time to learn תורה. But I heard from a מגיד that the זוהר הקדוש writes that כל הקורא קריאת שמע שחרית וערבית מעלה עליו הכתוב כאילו קיים ׳והגית בו יומם
An Israeli soldier, on vacation in the United States, ran into an American soldier. They struck up a conversation and soon were chummy enough to complain about conditions which soldiers of every army, in every era, gripe about. “You can thank G-d you don’t have to eat K-rations,” said the American G.I. “As far as
A Satmar חסיד was an extremely pious individual. After 120, when he entered Heaven, there was a fabulous feast, with the finest of meats and other delicacies prepared for his welcome. “Who is the משגיח?” the חסיד asked. “The רבונו של עולם,” he was told. “I’ll have a fruit salad,” the חסיד said.
