ב"ה
Vayishlach
Prayer
What Is Jewish Prayer?
The Torah refers to prayer as “the service of the heart,” an act suffused with love and reverence.
The Torah refers to prayer as “the service of the heart,” an act suffused with love and reverence.
Can a Sinner Pray to G-d?
Even at the time you are committing the worst crime, your soul remains faithful to her Beloved Above.
Even at the time you are committing the worst crime, your soul remains faithful to her Beloved Above.
I Feel Like a Hypocrite!
How can I exclaim, “love G-d with all your heart” when I don’t really feel that way?
How can I exclaim, “love G-d with all your heart” when I don’t really feel that way?
G‑d’s Treasure Chest
At that moment, the crumpled piece of paper was the most precious thing in the world.
At that moment, the crumpled piece of paper was the most precious thing in the world.
Parshah
Who Wants to Be Jewish?
The “child” and the “servant” exist in all relationships: in the family, in the workplace, and in our divine service.
The “child” and the “servant” exist in all relationships: in the family, in the workplace, and in our divine service.
How Does Judaism View Wealth?
Should someone working very hard to amass wealth rather be spending his time in spiritual occupations?
Should someone working very hard to amass wealth rather be spending his time in spiritual occupations?
Seasons of the Soul
The Rebbe's Son and the Chassid
The Chassid noticed that the young "Rebbe's Son" was all too aware of his own achievements.
The Chassid noticed that the young "Rebbe's Son" was all too aware of his own achievements.
Yechidut
“I knew,” the Rebbe said, “that there must be something in me that could relate to his situation . . .”
“I knew,” the Rebbe said, “that there must be something in me that could relate to his situation . . .”
Women
Birthing Light
So "hitting rock bottom" is not the worst thing after all...it is only then that we can be present to a new reality.
So "hitting rock bottom" is not the worst thing after all...it is only then that we can be present to a new reality.
Living
Bonding in De Gaulle
"Do you want to put on tefillin?" I asked. "No," he answered. He had a story, though…
"Do you want to put on tefillin?" I asked. "No," he answered. He had a story, though…
Recovery
Gratitude and Humility
The closer G‑d brings us to Him, the more keenly aware of our own utter nothingness that should make us.
The closer G‑d brings us to Him, the more keenly aware of our own utter nothingness that should make us.
Mitzvah Minute
The Upsherin
It is age-old custom to allow a boy's hair to grow untouched until he's three years old.
It is age-old custom to allow a boy's hair to grow untouched until he's three years old.
If I am not for myself, who is for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?
— Hillel (Ethics of the Fathers 1:14)
Print Magazine
The world is a place of constant change and unrest.
Each point in time is distinct from the point before and the point after.
Each point in space is its own world, with its own conditions and state of being.
It is a world of fragments, a perpetual rush of traffic and noise.
Look at your own life: You do so ...
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