To Pray Like A Poor Person

A rich person is always susceptible to the delusion that my strength and the power of my hand have produced this wealth for me (Devarim 8:17). Such arrogance makes true prayer, true connection with G-d, impossible.

Religion, Community, And The Good Society

How do you restore moral order – not just then in the days of Moses, but even now? The answer lies in the first word of today’s parsha: Vayakhel.

Utilize This World Properly

By using the materialistic aspects of this world properly and for the right things we have the ability to elevate them into spiritual items.

A Shekel For A Sela

The Mishnah itself implies that the sela coin is what the Bible calls a shekel, because the Mishnah uses the word sela in the same contexts in which the Bible uses the word shekel.

The Mishkan And A Smart Heart

All the stories that unfold week after week in the Torah, give us the strength and the direction in how to serve our Creator in the best way possible.

The “Impossible” Challenge

The root of the word nisayon (challenge) is neis the Hebrew word for miracle. We are therefore left with two seemingly contradictory views. Either a nisayon is within one’s capacity, which means that it is NOT truly a miracle if one overcomes it, or it does require a miracle to overcome, in which case it is not within one’s capacity. How do we reconcile this seeming contradiction?

When Down Seems Up

Rafi felt so strongly in all his senses that he was right – that what he thought was up was up, and what he thought was down was down. And yet as he checked the device again and again, it told him the opposite.

Don’t Worry, Be Happy

The poor man's cabin had a view of the sea, and he sat there, constantly looking at the diamond and rejoicing. He was especially particular to do this during his meals since eating in good spirits is highly beneficial for digestion.

A Learning Campaign In Honor Of The Rebbe’s 120th Birthday

It was decided amongst the leadership of the Central Lubavitch Youth Organization that a fitting preparation for the Rebbe’s 120th birthday is to make a collective unified effort to learn all the Rebbe’s printed Torah to be studied jointly by Jews worldwide.

The Two Stages of History: Seeing And Hearing

You must pick up on every hint of clarity you receive, put the pieces together, and form the image in your mind while still walking in darkness.

Using The Metaverse To Understand Chazal

Whenever a physical war is fought on earth, a spiritual war takes place simultaneously between the respective sarim of the earthly combatants.

Can There Be Compassion Without Justice?

This is a totally counterintuitive truth: The more we believe that G-d punishes the guilty, the more forgiving we become; the less we believe that G-d punishes the guilty, the more resentful and punitive we become.

Leap Years and the Added Month of Adar

Adar I still has a certain degree of festiveness, so "Bring the joy"

Is It A Book Or Is It A Scroll? (Part I)

We begin our discussion with an insightful analysis of the word sefer, the generic term applied to the 24 books of the Bible (although some books are described as a megillah).

Second Chances

When a person goes astray and doesn’t behave in the proper way, it takes tremendous willpower for that person to repent and come back to Hashem and to the right way G-d chose for us to live.

Deepening Our Perception of Challenges

Teshuva as well is a method of reengineering our will, rewiring our “wants”. It’s about the decision to be better, to be great, to become our best and truest self.

Good Friends Are Never Apart

We were there for each other. If help was needed, there was a shoulder to lean on, both for small, transient upsets such as a difference of opinion with our mothers, and for persistent worries, too.

A New Initiative: Happy Birthday!

Practically, I would like to suggest a positive custom regarding one’s conduct on the day of their birthday – and for those who wish, this can be in merit of the Rebbetzin.

Everything According To The Words

Words of holiness can bring repair and healing to the entire world; words of unholiness can bring ruin and destruction.

The Ethic Of Holiness

This week’s Torah portion marks the first time we encounter the idea of a hereditary elite within the Jewish people

Hearing Within The Darkness

When you hear someone else speaking, you must collect all the pieces of sound together and reconstruct them into a connected picture in your mind so that you can grasp their meaning.

The Many Shades Of Purple

Explaining argaman as red does not preclude explaining argaman as orange, for orange is a shade of red mixed with yellow.

The Power From Within

I believe that a woman has the power to see beyond what makes sense to the human brain.

Transforming Our Challenges Into Opportunities

If I were to ask you, "What is the wealthiest place in the universe?", what would you answer?

On The Municipality’s Account

Within minutes, David the handyman was dressed and outside, walking with Yedidya toward their shack. When they arrived, the house was dark. It seems there had been an electrical short, too.

Our Ordeals Are Our Opportunities

Growth occurs only in the face of resistance and pressure. There is no growth in the comfort zone.

The Power Of Prayer

Okay, great. We get it. Prayer is pretty neat. But we need to know how we should pray and what we should pray for.

The Rebbetzin: A Life Of Dedication

The Rebbe Rayatz’s sentence was commuted to exile in the distant city of Kostroma. It was his daughter Chaya Mushka who accompanied him.

Something To Rely On In These Uncertain Times

Bitachon brings one to happiness. They understood that this was a sign from Hashem that He was with them and that He would save them from this gezeirah.

Covenant & Conversation: Parshat Terumah: The Labour of Gratitude

That is why a society based on rights NOT responsibilities, on what we claim from, not what we give to others, will always eventually go wrong.

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