One good thought is all you need to illuminate the darkness of a depressed mind. Depression feels like your heart and brain just fought nine bloody rounds with the evil inclination. But, the fight isn't over. One good thought is a knockout punch to the… [Read more...]

If you feel that you can't even set aside 5 or 10 minutes a day for a quick exercise routine, try this alternative: fit physical activity into your day, burn a few calories and maintain muscle tone without setting aside anytime at all. Here's… [Read more...]

The heart has a spiritual self-cleaning mechanism that is capable of cleansing it from all forms of impurity. Rebbe Nachman teaches us how to activate… [Read more...]

Sometimes our troubles are so tormenting that we'd be happy to sprout wings like a dove and just fly away to a place of peace. King David felt exactly like that when he had no rest from enemies, both foreign and domestic. Prophetically, he felt our pain and wrote these Psalms for us… [Read more...]

The most critical question on our security agenda: can we win in Gaza? Will the hostages come home? There still over 100,000 residents on our northern and southern borders who are still in a state of exile and can't go home. Even more, as we must look at the news through eyes of emuna, what does… [Read more...]

The closest distance between two points is a straight line. In spirituality, straightness means simplicity and honest innocence. The two traits, which are really one, make a person beautiful. They also create the closest distance between the person and the Creator.… [Read more...]

Confessing one's wrongdoings to the Almighty does more than merely cleansing one's soul. It rejuvenates the spirit. A rejuvenated spirit is a healthy spirit, and a healthy spirit is a happy… [Read more...]

A husband and wife must lovingly accept each other's shortcomings. Why? They are two halves of one soul. If you see a blemish in your spouse, see the following poignant story about the holy Rebbe Chaim Halberstam of Sanz; it shines light on the nature of the soul-bond between husband and… [Read more...]

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...]

Leah is a righteous convert, beautiful inside and out. She is un upright Jew and learned as well. Yet, she can't walk to synagogue or cross the street without suffering verbal abuse. Inane people break her heart. No wonder that we're still in… [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...]