The Gemara teaches us an amazing lesson: before enhanced abundance and joy, there's chaos, both physical and emotional. We are taken out of our comfort zone in order to accustom us to a new and better reality. That's the key to understanding current events. It's also proof that Moshiach is… [Read more...]

Don't lose heart because your trousers or skirt are too tight after Passover. There's no need to persecute yourself because you gained weight. That's counter-productive and simply ups your stress level. Added stress makes losing weight all the more difficult. Help is… [Read more...]

During the Omer, Rebbe Akiva's 24,000 students died because they didn't properly respect one another. We still mourn them, almost 2,000 later, because we haven't yet corrected their sin. We're all still guilty of intramural hate. The age-old plague is more dangerous than anyone can imagine,… [Read more...]

Hashem gave a most difficult command to the Israelites. Each family had to slaughter a lamb, which the Egyptians held as their prime deity. This was a dangerous act, where emuna had to prevail over logic and fear. Such dedication to the Almighty triggered the final exodus from Egypt, as we learn in… [Read more...]

With his unprecedented disrespect of the Almighty, Pharaoh was begging for punishment. The punishment came quickly. There were ten different plagues, each a precise measure-for-measure response to the suffering that Pharaoh and the Egyptians meted out to the… [Read more...]

How did a fierce, proud and independent people like the Israelites fall into slavery in Egypt? Why did they have to suffer unspeakable atrocities? Here, in first of our 3-Part "Story of Passover," we gain a deeper appreciation of the Passover holiday and of true… [Read more...]

The Passover Seder night is not an evening of reminiscing about what happen to our nation 3,336 years ago. Like everything else that's Divinely inspired, it's timeless. The Haggadah is about us - today - and much more relevant than the daily news. Our future is where our past is; without our past,… [Read more...]

In today’s Emuna News analysis, we ask ourselves the most critical question on our security agenda: should Israel carry out a retaliatory strike against Iran? The Background First, let’s understand the background: On early Sunday morning, April 14, 2024, Iran launched an unprecedented… [Read more...]

Shortly after midnight, Sunday, April 14, 2024, Iran launched an unprecedented 130 ballistic missiles, 30 cruise missiles and over 200 suicide drones against Israel. Is this the beginning of World War III? What does the future hold? Here is our Emuna News… [Read more...]

With the drastic change in diet during Passover, many people become slaves to weight-gain and constipation. It doesn't have to be that way, if we follow a few basic… [Read more...]

Rebbe Nachman teaches that being happy always is a tremendous mitzvah. Therefore, each of us must make every effort to avoid sadness and depression at all costs. What's more, the core cause of all illness is a breakdown of one's joy. Passover is a fantastic opportunity to recover our joy, and… [Read more...]

Rebbe Nachman explains that one of two things happens to money: either Hashem takes the money away from the person, or He takes the person away from the money. They don't last together. King David wonders why people invest so much in something that slips through their fingers...… [Read more...]