Dignity To Survive

On every Tisha B’Av, when it is forbidden to learn Torah, Reb Shlomo Zalman would read Dignity to Survive in its original Hebrew.

Jewish Unity In Chanukah And Hakhel

It is these Chanukah candles that we light all over the world that will usher in the light of Moshiach and the great Hakhel of all “Jewish candles” – all Jewish men, women and children throughout the world in the great geulah coming speedily in our very own days.

Yosef And The Battle For True Beauty

As I sat there thinking, I finally realized the lesson I was supposed to learn. Beauty is not about the physical; it’s about how we live our lives, how we choose to see the world.

To Wait Without Despair

To understand the power of this anti-climax, we must remember that only since the invention of printing and the availability of books have we been able to tell what happens next merely by turning a page.

Neighborly Relations

Two sets of neighbors, joined by a wall and a hedge, but worlds apart.

Knowing That We Can’t Understand

Concerning the difficult questions raised about G-d, Rebbe Nachman often said: On the contrary, that is precisely how it should be.

Chanukah: Days Of Hoda’ah Rooted In Hoda’ah

As opposed to the standard issur hana'ah, which prohibits any and all types of benefit, the issur hishtamshut prohibits specifically redirecting the Chanukah lights towards one’s personal use.

Re-Examining Our Chanukah Mission

Is Hashem within time and space, limited to this world alone, as Pantheists believe? Or is Hashem completely transcendent, beyond time, space, and this physical world, as many of the ancient philosophers believed?

How To Change The World

We can make a difference, and it is potentially immense. That should be our mindset, always.

Recalculating

Some of the inmates were observant upon entering the prison, or came from religious backgrounds.

The Secret Of Chabad Lubavitch Success – Look To Avraham’s Tent

It is, therefore, safe to say that the one who opened the “First Chabad House” is Avraham Avinu, as Chabad Houses today are modeled after Avraham Avinu’s work and his activities.

Eschew Worldly Pleasures And Find Happiness

If we desire a life of pleasure in this world and want to live at ease without troubles, we will be constantly frustrated.

Feeling The Fear

According to Rashbam, despite G-d’s assurances, Jacob was still afraid of encountering Esau. His courage failed him and he was trying to run away. G-d sent an angel to stop him from doing so.

Jewish Leadership: When Leaders Are Human

Every religion as well has its own perceptions and views on these topics, and just as a person’s views serve as a gateway into understanding their inner beliefs and values, a religion’s views serve a window into its inner beliefs and value system.

Pain At The Pump

My son-in-law reluctantly agreed to accept twenty shekel, but this perfect stranger insisted that he take fifty. And when my son-in-law asked for his address so that he could send him the money, the man waved him off, instructing him to pay it forward when the opportunity arose.

Kinus HaShluchim – Hakhel Of Klal Yisrael

In 1994 there were 737 shluchim. Today, there are 5,700 shluchim all over the world.

Look Inside Before Condemning Others

The end of the story is that my wife and family are pleased with the new oven. (This was pretty much a win-win as the old oven barely cooked, and anything with a functional heating element would have been an improvement.)

The Technique Of Acting

Pray with great joy, even if this happiness is forced. Happiness is always a virtue, but it is especially so during prayer.

The Five Stages of Faith

It is always important to reinforce our commitment to the journey of faith. There is no greater act of emunah than living a spiritual, holistic life in an often chaotic, fragmented world.

How The Light Gets In

We find G-d not only in holy or familiar places but also in the midst of a journey, alone at night.

Striking Gold

Although he felt the town was receptive to greater spiritual influence, Rabbi Gold says that aside from the physical and spiritual considerations, however, was the much greater problem of trying to find money to open a religious school, his first project.

You Are Always G-d’s Child

A confusing thought may enter your mind, but if you stand firm, G-d will send you another thought to encourage you.

The Yom Tov Of Rosh Chodesh Kislev

In the face of the Rebbe’s fortitude and steadfast refusal to go to the hospital, the doctors attending him were unsure what to do.

A Father’s Love

Isaac surely knew that his elder son was a man of mercurial temperament who lived in the emotions of the moment.

When Selfish Becomes Selfless

Everyone wants to contribute something significant to the world. This desire is an inherent part of being human.

Toldos: The Doers and Fighters

The Torah recounts a series of incidents between the shepherds employed by Isaac and those employed by Avimelech, the Philistine king of Gerar, in which the former dug wells, and the latter tried to usurp control of those wells.

Chevruta

They now sit together and intensely discuss what they are learning. They are both very proud to carry on the legacy of my father, their great-grandfather.

Recognizing Our Power

The truth is that one must believe in the power of their mind and their soul, that they have the power to overcome any temptation, even that of immorality. Even the soul of the lowliest amongst us certainly has the power to stand up against the whole world with all its temptations.

Awesome Prayer

We go to shul, we say the words, but we do not actually experience what prayer could and should be because we are too atomized, individualized, and emotionally armored.

We Are ‘A Hakhel People’

Also while in exile Jews must not ignore their task, nor underestimate their capacities, however limited their material powers may be, inasmuch as a Jew’s material resources, as already noted, are bound up with the spiritual, and in the spiritual realm there are no limitations, also during the time of exile.

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