King David repeatedly tells us that the Almighty is our Guardian. But is He close by? Just as your shadow never leaves you, Hashem is right there with you, as close as your… [Read more...]

King Solomon reigned in Jerusalem, up in the mountains. But, he knew everything about life and creation. He even understood surfing and bronco busting. He said that people cannot be considered righteous unless they've suffered at least seven wipeouts. Getting knocked down doesn't mean that we have… [Read more...]

Every person has a basic human intellect. Yet, when he or she performs the Torah's commandments with a high level of joy, they merit a higher brain. This stems from the Divine intellect that a person attains by way of… [Read more...]

King David describes the times in life when a person must leave the comfort zone. Emergencies are times for action. Determination means paying whatever price the action… [Read more...]

On the way to the combat zone, or on the way back, many of the soldiers stationed in the Gaza area are inspired to put on tefillin. Yet, for a variety of reasons, their tefillin are not with them or they lack tefillin altogether. Seeing the need for tefillin in the Kibbutz Be'eri synagogue, Emuna… [Read more...]

Maintaining and even increasing muscle mass is critical to weight control, because the more muscle you have, the more calories you burn. What's more, as you exercise and add resistance/strength training to your routine, you can actually look thinner and have a smaller… [Read more...]

Blessings flow from the hands. One of the most important blessings that the hands bestow is intellect. Yet, the blessing of intellect can never be effective unless it comes with emuna.… [Read more...]

Traversing life on this earth is like walking on a treacherous mountain path at night. Every single step is prone to injury or even worse. King David describes the only proven way to illuminate one's… [Read more...]

To maintain our emotional and spiritual health, we must look for opportunities to practice daily soul-searching and self-assessment. That way, we open a window to our souls. Let's look inside and ask ourselves why we're not… [Read more...]

The age-old expression says to grab the bull by its horns. What does that mean? And why did the ancient Greeks command the Jews to, "Write on the horn of the bull that you have no portion in the G-d of Israel," Heaven forbid? In 22 centuries, nothing has changed...… [Read more...]

Events in Israel today are the continuation of a perpetual war that began 22 centuries ago with the war between the Greeks and the Maccabees. Intrinsically, this is the war between human intellect and emuna, between assimilation and loyalty to… [Read more...]

Political correctness and social convention can only prevail when people act like sheep and cast aside truth and morality for the sake of convenience. This is how entire societies succumb to evil. Only the courageous - like the Maccabees - are willing to stand up for what's right, with no… [Read more...]