The Decision Dilemma And Oscar The Cockroach

This was going to take motivation, so I called upon my best friend – my imagination. Presto! We had it.

Knowing That We Don’t Know

One may reach the level of realizing they know nothing, but only in a particular area and on a given level. There is still the next level, and this has not even been touched. The person does not know enough about the next level to even realize their ignorance.

Why Are There So Many Jewish Lawyers?

Throughout the Tanach some of the most intense encounters between the prophets and G-d are represented as courtroom dramas.

Shabbos: A Taste Of The World To Come

What makes Shabbos a root mitzvah, why is its punishment so severe, and why do we see it as the measuring stick for all of Torah observance? What is the secret of Shabbos?

Hashem’s Pain

Hashem yearns to come home. Hashem yearns to see all His children united and coming to pray in His house right here in Jerusalem.

The Cycle Of Life Continues

A “small-world connection” to be sure but this knowledge is not the surprise that Hashem yisborach had awaiting me.

When The Three Weeks Include Simcha

The Rebbe also explains that every Shabbos is a me’ein of L’osid Lavo – a reflection of the time of Moshiach, when it will be Yom shekulo Shabbos, a continuous and perpetual Shabbos.

Precious Moments

A person must constantly be happy and serve Hashem happily.

A Tzaddik Falls Seven Times And Rises

The Jewish People were indeed on the loftiest of levels — a state that we can hardly imagine. They had just witnessed earth-shattering miracles and received the Torah from Hashem Himself on Har Sinai.

Why Oaths And Vows Matter

All social institutions in a free society depend on trust, and trust means honoring our promises, doing what we say we will do.

Mattos: The Names Of Jericho

One of the appellations given to Jericho in the Bible is Ir HaTmarim, “the City of Dates.”

Beginning The Nine Days

Every week, when we read the Torah portion about events that took place in the past, I'm not just reminded of a story that happened many years ago, rather I’m reminded of my roots and where I came from and what it is that G-d wants for me to learn from my forefathers and mothers.

Is This My Reward For Doing Teshuva?

This was a real shock to Dave. He was an excellent worker and was doing fine in the firm, but he thought he could go much farther and succeed much more in Ronnie's new firm.

Precious Moments

I think it's safe to say that most of us have felt at times closer to Hashem than at others. We all experience ups and downs as we travel along our respective paths of Torah and mitzvos.

Flying To Falling: The Raging Battle Within Us All

Cheit Ha’Egel, the sin of the golden calf, is perhaps the most infamous event in the Torah, a sin compared to the original sin of Adam HaRishon and one that has repercussions throughout Jewish history.

Elijah And The Still, Small Voice

Maimonides insists that it is not so. “It is not right to alienate, scorn and hate people who desecrate the Sabbath,” he said. “It is our duty to befriend them and encourage them to fulfill the commandments.”

The Right Moment

What measurements of time does a moment have? How long is a moment ? Can you count the moments? Is a moment a second ?

Hashem Sprinkles Blessings

In a big company with several branches throughout our metropolitan area, what are the odds that the same man who had installed the system 17 years before would be the person who arrived now to evaluate and repair it? But, of course, there are no “odds” or “coincidences” with Hashem.

Hashem Sprinkles Blessings

He told me that he recognized the system and the color-coding, because he had been the very man who had installed the system!

Modesty Also Applies To Men

Regarding the coming summer, special emphasis must be placed on the idea of modesty.

Why Strive For Greatness? (Part II)

Hashem created the world, including humanity and our psychology. So why couldn’t He simply create us in such a way that we do enjoy gifts and free handouts as much as we enjoy things that we have earned through hard work?

A People ‘Alone’ – Not A Blessing But A Curse

It means a people prepared to stand alone if need be, living by its own moral code, having the courage to be different and to take the road less traveled.

Preparing For Battle

The enemy is constantly renewing its energy against us and we have to find a way to overcome it. The primary weapon we possess in this war is our prayers.

In The Middle

It seems that the principle meaning of the root reish-kaf-samech is “to tie together.” When things are tied together, the nexus of the knot is the point where their connection is strongest and most-highly concentrated.

A Friend In Need

Shalom could barely believe the siyata dishmaya. He told her to return the following day and he would try and get some money to help her.

A Healthy Summer – With The ‘Breath Of Life’

Bring light and holiness into your vacation time, by remembering always that it is the time of preparation in order to improve the quality and quantity of your studies during study-time to follow.

Anger Management, Torah Style

What is dangerous about anger is that it causes us to lose control.

In A Raging Storm

The Rebbe often took a small boat and by himself rowed along the river... He would still take it beyond the rushes where he could not be seen. It was here that he secluded himself in prayer before G-d. The Rebbe himself writes that it was here that he attained what he did.

Why Strive For Greatness? (Part I)

What is the Jewish perspective on the goal of life? Do we limit ourselves to our own individual happiness, or should we be striving for something even deeper and greater?

On Dry Land

Rabbi Pappenheim postulates that there are two different types of moistness: one refers to something wet on the outside but not necessarily on the inside, while the other refers to something saturated with liquid on the inside but dry on the outside.

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