Mission in Life, A Person's

I returned to my compartment in a state of confusion. The last thing I had expected from the Rebbe was a business tip

I had spent hours casting about for some suitable activity that could serve as a replacement for the speaking, but thus far, I had come up with nothing

Before your soul descended to this world, it was determined she would succeed. If not in this lifetime, then in another, or yet another—eventually she will fulfill her entire mission. And in each lifetime, she will move further ahead.. It was this ...

They say that “you can’t dance at two weddings at once.” But according to a teaching of the Maggid of Mezeritch, the leading disciple of the saintly Baal Shem Tov, you can. The Torah reading of Vayishlach begins, “And Jacob sent angels before him to Esau ...

A survey of the roots of this question, the scientific context, the classical Kabbalistic answers, and the explanation offered by the Chassidic masters

The Talmud tells us that "Rabbi [Judah HaNassi] honored the rich." Many puzzle over this statement: does the fact that Joe has more money than Frank make him a better person?

The Kabbalists teach that nestled within every created thing is an "utterance of G-d's mouth" -- the letters of Divine speech that are the instrument of its creation (as described in the first chapter of Genesis)

Is it what we do, or why we do it? Do we enter life to play a part in a pre-established cosmic plan, or do we also have a role in defining the significance of our actions?

Once upon a time there was a poor man who heard about a faraway land where diamonds were as plentiful as dust -- one need only bend down and fill one's pockets

The statement, “I believe there is a G-d,” is meaningless. Faith is not the ability to imagine that which does not exist. Faith is finding relevance in that which is transcendent.