It is not enough for a man to dwell in the Land of Israel, he must also pray to be free.

At the age of nineteen and a half, I went to the Land of Israel to till its soil and live by the labour of my hands. As I did not find work, I sought my livelihood elsewhere.

Sometimes small things lead to great joys.

I am generally ashamed to walk out in new clothes. And why am I ashamed? Is it because I don't want to embarrass the others who don't have new things? Or perhaps because a new coat makes you stand out, and you seem to be clothes and nothing else.

If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over them before and after.

Our sages of blessed memory have said that we must not enjoy any pleasure in this world without reciting a blessing.

A home from which you can be ejected at any time is no true home.