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Your Questions
Kosher to Leave Negative Reviews Online?

There are times when not only are you allowed to leave a negative review, but it would be your obligation to do so.
Should You Love Yourself?

True love is love of your inner self, that inner mysterious beauty that can never be soiled or blemished.
‘I’m So Overwhelmed!’

By the Numbers
11 Kippah Facts Every Jewish Guy Should Know

A kippah is a head-covering traditionally worn by Jewish men and boys as a sign of reverence and respect to G‑d.
Essay
Voices
Losing (and Finding) an iPhone in New York City

When you think positively, good things happen!
When I Doubt Myself

There is a certain internal voice that says, “You are not doing enough.”
Parshah
Can Parents Control Their Children?

What right did Chanah have to so rigidly determine her son’s destiny?
G-d Bless You!

Only G‑d knows what we truly need in our lives at any given time.
No matter how much effort is exerted, no one can earn one cent more than G‑d has ordained that one shall earn. One must do what is necessary, but one must remember that all one’s work is but an accessory. The main thing is G‑d’s blessing, and that blessing is earned by observing G‑d’s commands: praying with a minyan, observing Shabbat in the best way, meticulous observance of kosher, and having children instructed by pious teachers.
— Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch (Hayom Yom for 4 Av)
Print Magazine

Everyone agrees with all the wonderful advice and ethics written in the books of the sages. Everyone agrees that this is the way to run your life.

Yet each of us has our escape route, to avoid bettering our lives by changing ourselves. We ask, “Were those words truly meant for me, or perhaps for someone else in another t...