Don Jarashow
Don Jarashow
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Which King do you Want to Be?
Which King do you Want to Be?
Feb 4, 2026
3:40
A king sent his servants to distant provinces and warned them: You’ll have power, pleasure, and endless distractions—but remember, you’re coming back. Each place was filled with treasure, and whatever they shipped home would be theirs forever. One king worked immediately, sending gems back each day. Another said, “Later,” and lost himself in entertainment. A third filled crates with souvenirs—beautiful, but worthless. One king understood. I wasn’t sent here to enjoy myself, but to prepare. He lived simply and shipped treasure nonstop. When they returned, only one was truly rich. The nimshal is obvious. This world is temporary. What we send ahead is what remains. As we head toward Rosh Hashanah, the question isn’t what we enjoyed—but what we shipped home.
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The Great Power of Tefillah
The Great Power of Tefillah
Jan 24, 2026
3:33
They once asked the Lelover Rebbetzin how she was zocheh to a son like the Lelover Rebbe—a kadosh mei’rechem, overflowing with yiras Shamayim. She said nothing special came to mind. Then she paused. There were moments when her husband would lock himself in a room and cry out “Yizku li banim u’vnei banim oskim baTorah u’vmitzvos”—with such raw desperation that he would bang his head against the wall and collapse from the tefillah. “Maybe,” she said quietly, “that was the zechus.” A haunting reminder of the koach of tefillah when it comes from the edge of the soul.
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Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime
Jan 24, 2026
2:27
A famous ma’aseh from the Mir: in 1949, as the bochurim arrived in San Francisco after years of war, they rushed to see the breathtaking Golden Gate Bridge. One bochur stayed below deck, absorbed in learning. When told he was missing a once-in-a-lifetime sight, Rav Shmuel Birnbaum replied, “I have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity not to see it—to stay immersed in the sugya.” For him, the real rarity wasn’t the bridge, but uninterrupted dveikus in Torah.
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A Pinch of Snuff
A Pinch of Snuff
Feb 1, 2026
3:14
The Chafetz Chaim once saw people laughing in shul. They told him about the “meshugeneh of Raden” who had walked 24 miles to a fair and came back proudly holding one prize—a free pinch of snuff. “Don’t laugh,” said the Chafetz Chaim. “It’s not so far from you.” A neshamah travels from the Kisai HaKavod down to this world for one reason: to acquire eternity. If we go through a lifetime of struggle and return with nothing but a pinch of snuff—empty gains—who’s really the fool? Make sure what you bring back after 120 is worth the journey.
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Mishpatim: G-d Knows Your Struggle
Mishpatim: G-d Knows Your Struggle
Feb 12, 2026
21:37
We stood at Har Sinai—then were plunged straight into laws of theft, damages, and servants. Why the drop? Because Torah wasn’t given to angels. It was given to people in the middle of the mess. Parshas Shekalim and Mishpatim reveal a quiet, unsettling truth: the struggle isn’t a detour. It’s the point.
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Pele Yoeitz #26 | A Mother's Tears
Pele Yoeitz #26 | A Mother's Tears
Aug 4, 2025
15:58
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The Secret to Greatness
The Secret to Greatness
Mar 13, 2025
2:34
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Pele Yoeitz #146 | Coming Back to this World
Pele Yoeitz #146 | Coming Back to this World
Dec 30, 2025
11:07
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Emor: Preserving the Good for a Rainy Day (5784)
Emor: Preserving the Good for a Rainy Day (5784)
May 11, 2025
15:41
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Acharei Mos-Kedoshim: The Grass is Greener on the Other Side
Acharei Mos-Kedoshim: The Grass is Greener on the Other Side
May 9, 2025
14:01
A casual lawn chat with a neighbor turns into a powerful mashal about self-worth, spiritual struggle, and how we see others. As we approach Kabbalas HaTorah, we discover the Ohr HaChaim’s life-changing yesod: Even when we feel spiritually barren, Hashem says—Lo siktzor. Don’t cut yourself off. Ever. Keep going… until you reach the greener grass. A heartfelt story of the Vorker Rebbe reminds us: no one is ever too far gone. Not you. Not ever.