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Monday, July 20, 2026

9 phrases to carry into your week.

𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁 𝗳ü𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁

step by step 𝗗𝘂 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗳𝗳𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘀

you've got this 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝗳𝗴𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗻

don't give up 𝗘𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗴 𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻

one day at a time 𝗞𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲, 𝗴𝗿𝗼ß𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗿𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗴

small steps, big impact 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗸𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

progress, not perfection 𝗗𝘂 𝗯𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗱𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗸𝘀𝘁

you're further than you think 𝗛𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝗴, 𝘂𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝘇𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻

today is a good day to start 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗵

just do it

R' Joseph Breuer, zt'l, 1882-1980

"Anyone who has but a fleeting insight into the life and work of Rav Hirsch will realize that his Torah im Derech Eretz formula was never intended by him as a Horo'as Sho'oh....As for us let us do our best to promote and fulfill the Torah im Derech Eretz ideal in its true spirit and let us protect it from regrettable misuse and interpretation. A personal footnote: on the day before he passed away, my father told me: 'I am firmly convinced that the way shown by Rav Hirsch will be mekarev ha'geulah.' A sacred testament." ("The Relevance of the Torah Im Derech Eretz Ideal")

"The definition of a gadol be'Yisrael is one who is great in Torah and great in piety, one whose personal views and conduct are based exclusively on those twin pillars. Such a person is acknowledged as a peer by the other great men of his era. Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch was revered by the Chassidic leaders of Galicia and by the rabbis of Lithuania. That his views did not accord with theirs was immaterial; his philosophy grew out of his G-d-fearing understanding of Torah, and therefore it was legitimate for him. So it was with Rabbi Salomon Breuer and so it was with Rabbi Joseph Breuer. Their greatness transcended community. They belonged to Klal Yisrael, so they were honored by Klal Yisrael, all of it."

R' Shlomo Wolbe

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The brave German Jewish communities

"...in Germany where there was so much assimilation, a number of German Jews decided they are going to fight for the preservation of the Torah. And they built up an Orthodox kehilla that was excellent in every detail. They were machmir in everything. In some respects, they were more frum than the Jews in Russia and Poland were. And they had organized kashrus. Strict hashgacha. Not rabbanim who gave heksherim and were paid for it. No. The kehillias gave hashgacha and were very strict in every detail. And so the minority that withstood the test were a glorious fulfillment of the prophecy that the Am Yisroel will continue forever despite any circumstances."

Rav Avigdor Miller, Recording #855 - "The Kiss of Esav," 11:48

R' Miller on Great Kehillas

"Satmar they are devoted to avodas Hashem. They go all out to serve Hashem. Lubavitch, all out to serve Hashem. No question about that. They are not the only kehillas. I have plenty to say about the German kehillah. I love the German kehillah. As a boy I davened every Shabbos in a German shul. I can sit four hours in the afternoon, Shabbos afternoon, in a German shul. These kehillas we have to appreciate. And all the things that are said against them we have to learn how to refute. Vehitzidku es ha tzadick." R' Avigdor Miller, Loving His People 2, #528 1:06.

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