Jewish Identity: Are You In or Out? by Sara Yoheved Rigler
Our Sages assert that the Israelites in Egypt were on the lowest level of spiritual impurity. They worshipped idols. They were debauched and dissolute. So how did they merit the grand and miraculous redemption?
Parshat Shoftim by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Every person has one thing that he is living for. Let’s call it a “personal bottom line.” For some it is money, for others prestige, for others pursuit of pleasure. Now let’s imagine that you’re faced with a situation where you are about to lose everything –
Plug Into The Positive: Choose Hope by Rebbetzin Slovie Jungreis Wolff
Human nature is drawn to the negative. We pay attention to the stains, the frustrations, that which irritates us. We are surrounded by news that makes us feel down and fear of the unknown.
Suffering is Optional by Rabbi Kalman Packouz
I once visited the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC. What impacted me most was a video interview. An old man told of finding his friend davening (praying) one day. “Chaim, what are you praying?”
The True Path to Inner Happiness by Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Many years ago I heard a wonderful story about a great Jewish sage. Someone had written him a letter on the following lines. “I am in a state of deep depression. I wake up each morning dreading the day ahead.
Einstein’s Secret to Happiness by Rabbi Benjamin Blech
Last week an anonymous buyer bought a short note written by Albert Einstein for $1.56 million an auction in Jerusalem, an all-time record for the sale of a document in Israel.
Acquiring Faith by Rebbetzin Feige Twerski
A young man, a congregant of our synagogue stood spellbound as he watched my brother-in-law Rabbi Shloime, of blessed memory, totally absorbed in and transported by the experience of prayer.
Tony Robbins’ Secret to Happiness by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
Years ago, someone gave me a Tony Robbins CD to listen to. I was excited to hear what one of the most inspirational people of modern times would have to say and how it could change my life for the better.
Elul: How To Realistically Change The World by Rabbi Benjamin Blech
Feeling down about the state of the world? Hard to read the newspapers with all of the tragedies that have become part and parcel of our daily lives? Well the month of Elul is here –
