Deuteronomy, the Book of

Before we stand before Him in judgment on Rosh Hashanah, G‑d wishes to see all the different types of Jews join in true unity—the leaders together with the lay people; born Jews and converts, men, women and children.

The question took me aback. In response to a positive psychology article on the “meaning of meaning,” I wrote to the author and shared some ideas I had learned. Almost immediately, the author fired back a challenge: “What is meaningful ... to you?” Thankf...

Many of us have an inner ache, a discontented restlessness, without knowing why.

First, there are agonizing hours of wavering and uncertainty. Then comes a sudden, almost breathtaking shift in perspective that makes the right decision stunningly clear.

Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20

The life we walk into

Anxious Parshah

Introduction For 24 years, from the passing of his mother, Rebbetzin Chanah, on the sixth of Tishrei, 5725 (1964), until 5749 (1988), the year following the passing of his wife, Rebbetzin Chayah Mushka, at every Shabbos farbrengen, the Rebbe would explain...

Introduction It’s a well-known story: Eruvin 53b; Eichah Rabbah 1:19 using slightly different wording. Rabbi Yehoshua ben Channanya said…, “Once I was walking on the road and I saw a child sitting at a fork in the road. I asked him, ‘Which way should I ta...