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A person must constantly be happy and serve Hashem happily.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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

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.

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

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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?

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.

When we get older we are wiser from life's experiences. However not always do our bodies function as they did when we were 18, 19 and 20.

Like her husband, my daughter-in-law is extremely handy (although they are both Jewish!), and she has an incredible knack for home organizing as well as choosing inexpensive accents that pack a punch.

Aside from other practical considerations, the best way of implementing your intention and to achieve even incomparably greater results than can be imagined, is to apply your contribution in the area of Torah-Chinuch for children.

By 1939, not only had Novardhok reestablished itself on Polish soil, but it also had a network of 85 yeshivos! This dynamic phenomenon, unparalleled in Jewish history, came about as a result of a single statement.

That Moses needed to resort to force was itself a sign that he had been dragged down to the level of the rebels. That is what happens when power, not truth, is at stake.

Adam and Chavah are created as one before being split apart to model the oneness that we are striving towards as husband and wife.

The difference between the current era and the future messianic era is our ability to recognize Hashem's goodness within the bad. This is the meaning of Hashem's name currently lacking Oneness.