Moshe Rabbeinu had two children, the first one he named Gershon - because I was a stranger in a foreign land, the second one he named Eliezer because Hashem saved me back in the days of Pharaoh. All the Meforshim ask: Well, first, Hashem saved him...

Who was the first person who said: “Thank You, Hashem”? It was Yisro. He said Thank you Hashem for saving the Jews! וַיֹּאמֶר יִתְרוֹ בָּרוּךְ ה' אֲשֶׁר הִצִּיל אֶתְכֶם מִיַּד מִצְרַיִם וּמִיַּד פַּרְעֹה - ‘Yisro said, 'Praised be G-d, who rescued...

In Kotzk they said: לֹא תִּֿגְנֹב - Don’t rob yourself. מען טאר זיך נישט בא’גנב’נען. I’m not sure what they meant, but what it means to me is לֹא תִּֿגְנֹב - ‘Don’t rob yourself of beautiful moments. Every time you carry anger, resentment, compli...

Sometimes we get so busy doing what we need to do that we forget why we’re doing it in the first place. Said the holy Tchortkover: וַיְדַבֵּר אֱלֹקִים אֵת כָּל הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה לֵאמֹר - Why does it need to say leimor? Here’s the secret. Do you...

Rabbi Shimon Semp, Rosh Yeshiva Talpios inspires through bringing Jewish spiritual concepts, with Chassidic Torah teachings down to earth. Collecting anecdotes, sayings, and Divrei Torah from Chabad, Breslav, and other Hasidic masters and Rebbes. Lis...

There are so many times where we want to ascend and connect to G-d with zero גלוי ערוה - with no struggles and no failings. Says Hashem וְלֹא תַעֲלֶה בְמַעֲלֹת עַל מִזְבְּחִי - There is no way to go up in spiritual levels and connect with me, אֲשֶׁר ...

Rabbi Shimon Semp, Rosh Yeshiva Talpios inspires through bringing Jewish spiritual concepts, with Chassidic Torah teachings down to earth. Collecting anecdotes, sayings, and Divrei Torah from Chabad, Breslav, and other Hasidic masters and Rebbes. Lis...

Sometimes we want to fit in with the Joneses, and we come into shul and everyone is shuckling, so we shuckel along… Everybody is doing it, so we do it too. Said the holy Rizhiner: וַיַּרְא הָעָם - when you see the oilem davening, וַיָּנֻעוּ - and ...

The Lubavitcher Rebbe says: We each have an inner Yisro. What would make him ready to jump in and transform into a Jew? There is a process: Meditate on the fact that כִּי הוֹצִיא ה' אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם - How many times Hashem took you out ...

Rabbi Shimon Semp, Rosh Yeshiva Talpios inspires through bringing Jewish spiritual concepts, with Chassidic Torah teachings down to earth. Collecting anecdotes, sayings, and Divrei Torah from Chabad, Breslav, and other Hasidic masters and Rebbes. Lis...

So who do you think rolled up his sleeves to serve Yisro and all the sheine Yidden who came to visit? Yup, it was Moshe Rabeinu himself. He could've hired a caterer, but that's just the way it is... Our holiest Jews are the ones who love lowering...

So Choni Hamagel meets this old holy yiddeleh planting a buckser tree... he wonders "umm... like who are u planting this for? you wont even be around to see its fruits..." "you know how I have fruit today? Cause someone shvitzed to plant saplings....

When we tune into the jewish yetzias mitzrayim obsession... we realize every single issue, every single difficulty... Yeah that IS 'Mitzrayim'.... and every cry to God for help... takes us one step out. Lets experience God taking us out of our 'mitz...

Yisro got the message.... If Hashem took the Jews out of Egypt... and wow were they messed up... then of course he can take ME out of MY Mitzrayim... Lets allow God to take us to amazing places... Today Rabbi Shimon Semp, Rosh Yeshiva Talpios ins...