Daily Davar

Everyone needs a daily dose of inspiration. The timeless words of the Chofetz Chaim, R’ Yisrael Meir (Hacohen) Kagan, form the basis for this podcast, which will be updated daily with Hashem’s help.

Sefer Shmiras Halashon

Episode 448 – Laws of Rechilus II
Episode 447 – Laws of Rechilus
Episode 446 – Beware the danger
Episode 445 – Review of conditions
Episode 444 – More on constructive speech IV
Episode 443 – More on constructive speech III
Episode 442 – More on constructive speech II
Episode 441 – More on constructive speech
Episode 440 – Conditions of Constructive speech
Episode 439 – Guiding one’s children
Episode 438 – More on Avak Lashon Hara
Episode 437 – Listening to LH and Avak LH
Episode 436 – Speaking of a Jew to a non-Jew
Episode 435 – Speaking to relatives
Episode 434 – Speaking about antagonists
Episode 433 – Speaking about heretics
Episode 432 – About whom?
Episode 431 – Circumstantial evidence
Episode 430 – Heard by the way
Episode 429 – Believing the trustworthy
Episode 428 – Multiple sources
Episode 427 – Judging favorably III
Episode 426 – Judging favorably II
Episode 425 – Judging favorably
Episode 424 – Listening and believing IV
Episode 423 – Listening and believing III
Episode 422 – Listening and believing II
Episode 421 – Listening and believing
Episode 420 – Revealing faults V
Episode 419 – Revealing faults IV
Episode 418 – Revealing faults III
Episode 417 – Revealing faults II
Episode 416 – Revealing faults
Episode 415 – Repentance for gossip
Episode 414 – Constructive preface
Episode 413 – Constructive negative speech
Episode 412 – Speaking of sinners
Episode 411 – Lack of observance III
Episode 410 – Lack of observance II
Episode 409 – Lack of observance
Episode 408 – Tricky gossip
Episode 407 – In front of the person
Episode 406 – Disparaging a speaker III
Episode 405 – Disparaging a speaker II
Episode 404 – Disparaging a speaker
Episode 403 – Disclosing judgments
Episode 402 – In front of three III
Episode 401 – In front of three II
Episode 400 – In front of three
Episode 399 – Lashon Hara defined
Episode 398 – End of introduction
Episode 397 – Positive commandments VI
Episode 396 – Positive commandments V
Episode 395 – Positive commandments IV
Episode 394 – Positive commandments III
Episode 393 – Positive commandments II
Episode 392 – Positive commandments I
Episode 391 – Prohibitions IV
Episode 390 – Prohibitions III
Episode 389 – Prohibitions II
Episode 388 – Prohibitions I
Episode 387 – Great effects
Episode 386 – Becoming sensitized
Episode 385 – The book and its sources II
Episode 384 – The book and its sources
Episode 383 – Why is gossip so widespread?
Episode 382 – Creating evil spirits
Episode 381 – Reason for exile
Episode 380 – Chofetz Chaim – intro
Episode 379 – Make peace
Episode 378 – Others’ arguments
Episode 377 – Affecting one’s children
Episode 376 – Arguments with a teacher
Episode 375 – Gravity of discord II
Episode 374 – Gravity of discord
Episode 373 – Avoid listening II
Episode 372 – Avoid listening
Episode 371 – Causing others to sin II
Episode 370 – Causing others to sin
Episode 369 – Don’t believe gossip
Episode 368 – Power of peace III
Episode 367 – Power of peace II
Episode 366 – Power of peace
Episode 365 – Greatness of peace
Episode 364 – Creating peace
Episode 363 – Purifying speech
Episode 362 – Power of guarding one’s speech
Episode 361 – Punishment in the next world II
Episode 360 – Punishment in the next world
Episode 359 – Cureless
Episode 358 – Effects in this world
Episode 357 – Tainted holy words II
Episode 356 – Tainted holy words
Episode 355 – Unaccepted prayers
Episode 354 – Tzara’as of the soul
Episode 353 – Affliction that heals
Episode 352 – Tzara’as – spiritual leprosy II
Episode 351 – Tzara’as – spiritual leprosy
Episode 350 – The rabid dog II
Episode 349 – The rabid dog
Episode 348 – Gossip removes Shechina
Episode 347 – Lashon hara vs. cardinal sins
Episode 346 – Protecting one’s merits
Episode 345 – Good days forever
Episode 344 – Arousing judgment II
Episode 343 – Arousing judgment
Episode 342 – The way we’re judged
Episode 341 – Spiritual speech
Episode 340 – Who wants life?
Episode 339 – Battling the yetzer II
Episode 338 – Battling the yetzer
Episode 337 – A moment of silence
Episode 336 – Laws and lessons
Episode 335 – The book’s setup
Episode 334 – Blemishing spiritual limbs II
Episode 333 – Blemishing spiritual limbs
Episode 332 – Spiritual limbs

Sefer Ahavas Chesed

Episode 331 – Final payment laws
Episode 330 – Paying with a money changer
Episode 329 – Hiring through an agent
Episode 328 – Requesting payment
Episode 327 – Paying partly
Episode 326 – Paying workers on time IV
Episode 325 – Paying workers on time III
Episode 324 – Paying workers on time II
Episode 323 – Paying workers on time
Episode 322 – Returning the collateral II
Episode 321 – Returning the collateral
Episode 320 – Forcibly taking collateral III
Episode 319 – Forcibly taking collateral II
Episode 318 – Forcibly taking collateral
Episode 317 – Who comes first? III
Episode 316 – Who comes first? II
Episode 315 – Who comes first?
Episode 314 – Lending to Jews and non-Jews
Episode 313 – Kindness to enemies
Episode 312 – To whom to lend
Episode 311 – Laws of lending IV
Episode 310 – Laws of lending III
Episode 309 – Laws of lending II
Episode 308 – Laws of lending
Episode 307 – Fear, emulation, love II
Episode 306 – Fear, emulation, love
Episode 305 – More positive commandments
Episode 304 – Positive commandments of Kindness
Episode 303 – Prohibitions of non-Chesed
Episode 302 – More examples of kindess II
Episode 301 – More examples of kindess
Episode 300 – Examples of kindess
Episode 299 – Charity and Judgment
Episode 298 – Kindness in the Torah
Episode 297 – Levels of Kindness
Episode 296 – Power of Kindness II
Episode 295 – Power of Kindness
Episode 294 – Intro to Kindness
Episode 293 – Torah society text II
Episode 292 – Torah society text
Episode 291 – Loan society text
Episode 290 – Arouse Divine Mercy
Episode 289 – According to need
Episode 288 – Think about kindness
Episode 287 – Praying for others
Episode 286 – Kindness in speech
Episode 285 – Torah of kindness
Episode 284 – Teach Torah to the poor
Episode 283 – Destitute of wisdom
Episode 282 – Greatest charity
Episode 281 – Warming the poor II
Episode 280 – Warming the poor
Episode 279 – Physical and spiritual clothes
Episode 278 – Providing for the poor
Episode 277 – Helping brides monetarily
Episode 276 – Mixed dancing III
Episode 275 – Mixed dancing II
Episode 274 – Mixed dancing
Episode 273 – Rejoicing at weddings
Episode 272 – Consoling Mourners
Episode 271 – Eulogizing the dead
Episode 270 – Escorting the dead
Episode 269 – Final kindness
Episode 268 – Man’s three friends II
Episode 267 – Man’s three friends
Episode 266 – Secure your will
Episode 265 – Mitzvos live forever II
Episode 264 – Mitzvos live forever
Episode 263 – Give with warm hands
Episode 262 – Solomon’s advice
Episode 261 – Torah for the rich and poor
Episode 260 – Torah, teshuva, mitzvos
Episode 259 – Encouraging repentance
Episode 258 – More guidelines for visiting
Episode 257 – Praying for the sick
Episode 256 – Guidelines for sensitive visiting
Episode 255 – Visiting the sick II
Episode 254 – Visiting the sick
Episode 253 – Escorting guests II
Episode 252 – Escorting guests
Episode 251 – Bringing in guests III
Episode 250 – Jews in the wilderness
Episode 249 – Learning from Avraham
Episode 248 – Power of greeting guests
Episode 247 – Rich and poor guests
Episode 246 – Bringing in guests II
Episode 245 – Torah first
Episode 244 – Bringing in guests
Episode 243 – Paying back
Episode 242 – Complete mitzvah
Episode 241 – Ulterior motives II
Episode 240 – Ulterior motives
Episode 239 – Lend with a smile
Episode 238 – Borrower’s responsiblities
Episode 237 – Lending objects
Episode 236 – Economic bailout II
Episode 235 – Charity and kindness
Episode 234 – Economic bailout
Episode 233 – Waste not!
Episode 232 – Supporting Torah II
Episode 231 – Supporting Torah
Episode 230 – More than a fifth?
Episode 229 – Giving a fifth II
Episode 228 – Giving a fifth
Episode 227 – To whom to give
Episode 226 – Charity accounting
Episode 225 – Charity vs. free loans
Episode 224 – Give to Torah
Episode 223 – Tithing brings wealth
Episode 222 – Great is Tzedakah II
Episode 221 – Great is Tzedakah!
Episode 220 – Charity’s power
Episode 219 – Charity and kindness
Episode 218 – Charity
Episode 217 – Encouraging others
Episode 216 – Get involved!
Episode 215 – Advantages of communal loans
Episode 214 – Free Loan Society
Episode 213 – Evils of interest II
Episode 212 – Evils of interest
Episode 211 – More on merits
Episode 210 – Merits for the deceased
Episode 209 – Loan right
Episode 208 – Loan vs. Investment
Episode 207 – Kindness and Sacrifice
Episode 206 – Anyone can give
Episode 205 – Earn protection
Episode 204 – Redeem suffering

Episode 203 – A real investment
Episode 202 – The best advice
Episode 201 – Giving beats everything
Episode 200 – Give it or lose it
Episode 199 – Share the wealth
Episode 198 – Good reputation
Episode 197 – Multiple Mitzvos
Episode 196 – Set aside for kindness
Episode 195 – Torah and kindness
Episode 194 – Kindness every day
Episode 193 – Kindness atones
Episode 192 – Learn from the storekeeper
Episode 191 – Save the field!
Episode 190 – Living with God
Episode 189 – Battle implements
Episode 188 – Seize the day!
Episode 187 – Effects of cheapness
Episode 186 – Spirits of cheapness
Episode 185 – Idols of gold
Episode 184 – Kick the miserly habit
Episode 183 – Miserly sickness
Episode 182 – Intentionally blind

Episode 181 – Opportunity knocks!
Episode 180 – Amassing Mitzvos
Episode 179 – Bypassing the excuses
Episode 178 – Jewish character
Episode 177 – Effects of lack of kindness
Episode 176 – Tests of life
Episode 175 – Helping the scholar
Episode 174 – Kindness and prayer
Episode 173 – Endless merit
Episode 172 – Merit blessings
Episode 171 – Merit children
Episode 170 – Benefits of Kindness
Episode 169 – Meriting redemption
Episode 168 – Merits of our forebears
Episode 167 – Merit Kindness
Episode 166 – Hashem’s Kindness
Episode 165 – Master Craftsman
Episode 164 – Wings of the Divine
Episode 163 – Fruits of kindness
Episode 162 – Kindness breeds kindness
Episode 161 – Merit Divine Compassion
Episode 160 – Emulate Hashem
Episode 159 – World of Love
Episode 158 – Revelation of Love
Episode 157 – Honest and kind II
Episode 156 – Honest and kind
Episode 155 – Intro to Ahavas Chesed

Sefer Toras Habayis

Episode 154 – Sole sustenance II
Episode 153 – Sole sustenance
Episode 152 – Seize the day!
Episode 151 – Rebel’s downfall
Episode 150 – For the children’s sake
Episode 149 – Torah Diamonds
Episode 148 – Confession and regret
Episode 147 – Learn from the enemy
Episode 146 – Return again
Episode 145 – Father and King
Episode 144 – Real repentance
Episode 143 – Loving Torah
Episode 142 – More on money
Episode 141 – Constant Review
Episode 140 – Spiritual Ladder
Episode 139 – More lessons from money
Episode 138 – Lessons from money
Episode 137 – Chasing Spirituality
Episode 136 – Spiritual children
Episode 135 – Hashem’s joy
Episode 134 – Mountain of God
Episode 133 – Whatever it takes
Episode 132 – Open up to receive II
Episode 131 – Open up to receiveEpisode
130 – Review, review, review
Episode 129 – Torah by Heart II
Episode 128 – Torah by Heart
Episode 127 – Learning saves lives
Episode 126 – Hashem Cries
Episode 125 – Hey,
yetzer, leave us alone!
Episode 124 – No news is good news
Episode 123 – No more excuses II
Episode 122 – No more excuses!
Episode 121 – Make a place to learn
Episode 120 – Torah
on your mind
Episode 119 – Torah’s
meritEpisode
118 – Power of negative speech
Episode 117 – Torah’s
Greatness
Episode 116 – Foundational words
Episode 115 – Toil
of the mouth
Episode 114 – Power
of the tongue
Episode 113 – Precious
moments
Episode 112 – Spiritual
challenge
Episode 111 – Torah
every moment!
Episode 110 – Prepare for Hashem’s class
Episode 109 – Four
aspects of Torah
Episode 108 – New
book – Torah of the home

Sefer Shem Olam

Episode
107 – Torah, Just do it!
Episode 106 – Torah Saves

Episode
105 – Every word recorded
Episode 104 – Moments
that last forever
Episode 103 – Picture
Perfect
Episode 102 – Technology’s
lesson
Episode 101 – Power
of Tradition

Episode 100 – Emunah and Redemption
Episode 99 – Reward
for Love
Episode 98 – Love
and Pain
Episode 97 – Poor
man’s advocate
Episode 96 – Advantage
of difficulty
Episode 95 – Light of Moshiach
Episode 94 – Salvation
is Hashem’s
Episode 93 – Don’t
Worry!
Episode 92 – Hastening
Redemption II
Episode 91 – Hastening
Redemption
Episode 90 – We
will all be prophets
Episode 89 – Birthpangs
of Moshiach II
Episode 88 – Birthpangs
of Moshiach
Episode 87 – Reward
awaiting
Episode 86 – Speedy
service
Episode 85 – Rejoicing
in Hashem
Episode 84 – Don’t
get fooled!
Episode 83 – Internal
contradictions
Episode 82 – With Hashem always
Episode 81 – Spiritual
right
Episode 80 – On Sacrifice
Episode 79 – Loving Hashem
Episode 78 – Wanting
Moshiach II
Episode 77 – Wanting Moshiach
Episode 76 – Analogy
explained
Episode 75 – The famous analogy
Episode 74 – Spiritual elevation today!
Episode 73 – Big
sins, little sins II
Episode 72 – Big sins, little sins
Episode 71 – Learn
the Law
Episode 70 – What to learn
Episode 69 – Take
the time for Torah
Episode 68 – Talents
are for Hashem’s service
Episode 67 – Torah is so cool!
Episode 66 – Souls
and Torah
Episode 65 – Torah Power!
Episode 64 – Preparation
for the real world
Episode 63 – Overcoming distortions II
Episode 62 – Overcoming
distortions
Episode 61 – Value
of Mitzvos
Episode 60 – Army of Hashem
Episode 59 – Who
is for Hashem II!
Episode 58 – Who is for Hashem!
Episode 57 – Strengthening
Hashem’s service
Episode 56 – Torah
Battles
Episode 55 – Responsibility to Teach II
Episode 54 – Responsibility
to TeachEpisode
53 – What to Learn
Episode 52 – Teaching Torah
Episode 51 – Learning
in a group
Episode 50 – Utilize the moments II
Episode 49 – Utilize the moments
Episode 48 – In our mouths and our hearts II
Episode 47 – In our mouths and our hearts
Episode 46 – Grab
the opportunities
Episode 45 – Man vs. Angel
Episode 44 – Eternal reckoning
Episode 43 – Recognizing
our animal nature
Episode 42 – The ark and Menorah
Episode 41 – If I am not for myself…
Episode 40 – Children
off the path
Episode 39 – Supporting Torah IV
Episode 38 – Supporting Torah III
Episode 37 – Supporting Torah II
Episode 36 – Supporting Torah
Episode 35 – Why isn’t Torah important to us?
Episode 34 – Spiritual sustenance III
Episode 33 – Spiritual
sustenance II
Episode 32 – Spiritual food, clothing, and shelter
Episode 31 – Torah is precious
Episode 30 – Selling
out our spirituality
Episode 29 – The search for spirituality II
Episode 28 – The search for spirituality
Episode 27 – Loving God through Torah II
Episode 26 – Loving
God through Torah
Episode 25 – Spiritual accounting II
Episode 24 – Spiritual accounting
Episode 23 – House of God
Episode 22 – Torah’s sweet (continued)
Episode 21 – Torah’s
tough? Torah’s sweet!
Episode 20 – Torah
has room for all
Episode 19 – No need
to rest from Torah!
Episode 18 – Endless
reward for learning Torah
Episode 17 – Learning
torah is Awesome!
Episode 16 – Merits
of kindness II
Episode 15 – Merits of kindness
Episode 14 – Kindness
II
Episode 13 – Kindness
Episode 12 – Teach Shabbos
Episode 11 – Shabbos,
source of blessing
Episode 10 – Torah
of Shabbos II
Episode 9 – Torah
of Shabbos
Episode 8 – Remember
Shabbos
Episode 7 – Consistency
Episode 6 – Divine
providence III
Episode 5 – Divine
providence II
Episode 4 – Divine
providence
Episode 3 – Love brings
to action
Episode 2 – Love in
the details
Episode 1 – Essence
of Sabbath
Daily Dvar
Intro