Love of G-d

As a bird soars the skies on its two wings, so a mitzvah is carried upward upon wings of love and reverence. Problem is, how do we grow wings? If you don't love, what does it help to have a mitzvah to love?

A love relationship can thus be compared to an electrical circuit: should the resistance fall, the circuit will "short" and burn out

Song of Songs on Friday evening in the little Moroccan shul on Shimshon Street in Jerusalem is a string of multiple solo performances

There was an undercurrent of raw emotion in the large room. Entranced, I watched the circle of dancers and the smiling onlookers who clapped along

Jewish history is comprised of two segments: pre and post Temple destruction. The first era is marked by miracles and constant divine intervention; the second by suffering and Divine concealment.

How can I exclaim, “love G-d with all your heart” when I don’t really feel that way?

Many spirited debates have been held on the necessity of fearing the Almighty. Many feel that only love is needed, and associate fear as a negative emotion in relation to G-d.

Sara and Barry have been married for a number of years now. Their lives have settled into a comfortable routine and an almost predictable pattern. Like most couples, Sara and Barry have their occasional arguments, but in general, their relationship is an ...

Three Loves "And you shall love G-d your lord with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your might." (Deuteronomy 6:5). These words are not just poetic repetitions of love but precise instructions that define the parameters of the love that ...

Only when we turn around do we realize the truth, the inner essence, and then we are “face to face”—which does not only mean that we can finally look at each other, but more so, that we can look in each other . . .