Miscellaneous

I've heard that some rabbis have "banned" the internet and consider it one of "Satan's tools." Obviously, however, Chabad does use the internet as a tool to serve G‑d. What does the Torah say about using this medium?

When I look at myself and my life I see plenty of reasons to be miserable. Am I supposed to be able to just switch on happiness at will?

Is it possible for someone to have bad luck? I am a college graduate, a learned man, but cannot seem to make any money...

Fighting your ego is like trying to think about nothing: the harder you try, the further you get from your goal

Aren't you a bit cut off from reality? How do you know what's going on in the world without a television in the house?

I've heard that certain tribes used various narcotic substances to help achieve a mystic state. Is there room for this in Jewish practice?

Repression or sublimation? What is the Torah perspective on how to deal with deep-seated feelings of anger, sadness and anxiety?

There are similarities between the Freudian model of the human psyche and that described by Rabbi Schneur Zalman in his Tanya. But there's also a major difference with serious impact: where Freud sees the underlying force within man as his sexual drive, the Tanya sees it as his G-dly soul

Will I be content and happy to live as a wrinkly old woman whom no one looks at?

I know its origins aren't very "Jewish," but I'm worried that my kids will feel left out if they can't go trick-n-treating in the neighborhood...

In ancient Egypt, it was called "ma'at," in Greek, "heimarmene" or "fate" and in Germanic, "wyrd." Basically, the idea is: You can't escape the system

I don't mean to be rude, but is this type of reverence for a human being appropriate?

Would the discovery of ETs (extra-terrestrials) threaten organized religion?

You are one of the luckiest people around. Selfish desires or sinful thoughts? That's fantastic!

The first is biblical hebrew, the second Aramaic

Our dream to move to Israel is finally becoming reality. We are making aliyah next month. I know it will be challenging. Any advice?

I just received an invitation from my friend to her son's Bar Mitzvah. Unfortunately, a few years ago, we had a bad fall out. Should I go?

My partner tells me I should spend more time chilling out, relaxing, and just enjoying life. And that I should do things purely for entertainment value.

When I try to approach my friend or encourage her to do more, she gets hyper-sensitive and tells me that I am pushing her...

Did you see the video of the tribe in Papua New Guinea singing the Shema Prayer in Hebrew? I found it fascinating!

I don’t know what will happen in 2012 but I do know that the world will not end.

If everything does have to make sense, what’s the criteria for making sense? And if some things don’t have to make sense, how’s human being supposed to know what’s right and what’s wrong?

If something is beautiful, is it true? Is a beautiful symphony as true as a scientific fact?