Responsibility

The law of the "Four Guardians" as a model for the duties and priviliges of life

A common denominator in all the explanations of the "Waters of Strife" incident is the implication that whatever the problem was, that wasn't really the problem. Basically, G-d is getting Moses on a technicality

Absentmindedly, I tore a leaf off a passing tree. Holding it a while in my hands, I continued my thoughtful pacing, occasionally tearing small pieces of leaf and casting them to the winds

Having already discussed the intellectual reasons for belief in G-d, the Rebbe spells out the other reasons for leading a Torah-true life

Real adults have the world on their shoulders -- and all those placebos to escape that world. And then there's me, with an awareness of what is and no way to get out of it. It seems somehow unfair

If you are blessed with two or more children, chances are that they will fight. But what can be even more damaging, in the long run, is that you will be expected to act the judge

"Leave your land, your birthplace and your father's house, and go to the land I will show you." These words are among the most consequential in the history of mankind

When we tell our children to run an errand for us, are we teaching them "responsibility" or are we teaching them how to transfer responsibility?

What our children need most from us is not another toy or another vacation, but something only we can give them: ownership of their lives