D'rachim B'Parsha With Rabbi Mordechai Appel

“I too have given a thirsty man water, even food — yet I haven’t seen man fall from the sky.”

learned Bavli and Yerushalmi backwards and forwards by the age of six

the shehakol takes on a new meaning,

out of fear is because I love myself

the “assailant” was none other than himself.

A missed call, a delayed train, a red light, a canceled flight

we show off, it provokes Eisav’s jealousy.

The kitchen still runs, the system still functions.

relate to HaShem on a quid-pro-quo basis

what exactly was Moshe supposed to say to the rock?

But we have to stop looking at how big the problems are — and start looking at how big Hashem is.

yet another forwarded whatsapp message

“Titus, mir zenen noch do! Avu bist du?

So how much must we do to get things started?

At that moment the Rebbe told him that he will be answered.

Was his essence not sullied? He was now Aharon 2.0

My Children,” says Hashem, “are מאמינים בני מאמינים.”

thinking only about the kneidlach.

poking fun at him for placing frumkeit issues before business

“Nothing wilts faster than laurels that have been rested upon.”

“do you think that this just any ordinary horse?

Do we get excited when we learn our daf Gemara?

She begs her captive for a siddur to daven from?

Moshe gave an awe-inspiring keynote speech with some great stories

the phone rings and the shadchan gives the news to the parents

Again the boy refused, this time adding, “Chaval alecha!