BS”D You may know that at a young age Avraham Avinu recognized that there is a single Creator and Conductor of the World, that he smashed his father’s idols, and that he miraculously survived Nimrod’s fiery furnace. But why did God single out Avraham to become Avinu, the forefather of the Jewish nation? A reading…
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BS”D A few weeks ago, before Coronavirus dominated the headlines, life was pretty normal… Oh, how things have changed!!! A seemingly small and insignificant ailment has somehow set off a heavy-handed, global response. Governments throughout the world are implementing a series of increasingly militant, often bizarre regulations and laws that can (and do) change by…
BS”D One of the most basic and fundamental elements of teshuva is the yearning for change— the longing to break through the blocks, fears, doubts, and confusions that prevent us from reaching our spiritual potential. This sincere yearning alone is a very powerful thing. Don’t ever underestimate it. You may feel very far away from…
BS”D In my last article, I mentioned that it is very easy to get so focused on the things that we are doing wrong in our lives that we can despair of ever getting it right. It’s because we have fallen for the illusion. The reality is that as long as we are alive there…
BS”D When the Jewish people approached Har Sinai right before Kabbalas HaTorah, they did so כאיש אחד בלב אחד, “as one man with one heart” (Rashi, Shemos 20:2). They were actually united in two ways: They were united as a nation. Each individual was connected to his or her fellow Jews despite differences of opinion or…
