Before prayer, we do a warmup. We remind ourselves of the Almighty's mercy before we pray. Take no blessing for granted. Ponder how each day of life, each breath and each heartbeat is a priceless gift. There are 3 particular points that we must review in our… [Read more...]

We are now in the birth pangs of Redemption, or Geula. Today's events are simply pieces of the Geula puzzle. Meanwhile, everything is unfolding just as the Torah, Midrash, Zohar and Gemara told us they would. This is the Megilla of today, the story of Hashem setting the stage for… [Read more...]

Some people consider themselves folks of faith, but without spiritual awareness, they don't understand the loud messages from Above. Why wait for all-out wars and global crises to wake us… [Read more...]

Meet Naama Berger, Israel's #1 rock drummer in the mid 1990's. She was an Olympic weightlifter too. As the Israeli women's team 48 kg competitor, she broke the record for Israeli Women's powerlifting. Today, as a rabbi's wife and mother of five, she's still rockin' full throttle. Meet this amazing… [Read more...]

Basing our diet on whole and natural foods is vital, since eating properly is in fact 80% of conditioning, where the remaining 20% depend on exercise. What's more, fad diets, extremes and stringencies have nothing to do with healthy eating. By rethinking your eating, you'll be rebooting your… [Read more...]

How many parents can objectively and honestly say that they focus on the good points of their children? How many parents are always forgiving? What parent places a child's needs before his/her own? That's only part of what it means to be a loving parent. Few can pass that… [Read more...]

Is a human any better than an animal? Animals eat, drink, and procreate. Many do productive tasks on farms and ranches. They also are a source of recreational enjoyment to their owners. So how is a human superior? Look at the… [Read more...]

Most people don't know that muscle mass begins to deteriorate in the early 30's. Atrophy begins slowly, but accelerates as a person gets older. To stop the loss of muscle mass and to turn it around to muscle gain, or "hypertrophy", a person must know the basics that we learn… [Read more...]

Many people mistakenly think that if a person loves himself, then he’s a narcissist… Loving Yourself is not Narcissism The world is utterly confused between narcissism, a definitely undesirable trait, and loving yourself. When you love and appreciate yourself, you can love and… [Read more...]

The world seems to be exploding. Russia attacks the Ukraine. The stock market is taking a nosedive. Our own government here has declared war on traditional values and everything that the Torah holds sacred. Logic and intellect say that it's time for panic and despair. Emuna says that it's time to… [Read more...]

Here's one of the greatest comeback stories ever. A headbanger deep into drugs, booze and heavy metal morphs into a pious Torah scholar and a master artisan, the world's only Chassidic luthier. Meet the amazing Z.Z. Ludwick, who we nicknamed the Chassidic… [Read more...]

Without emuna, life's tribulations look like a lion about to devour us. No wonder so many people succumb to fear and anxiety. With emuna, life's tribulations still look like a lion. Yet, the lion is only a costume that our loving Father in Heaven is dressed up in. That changes our outlook… [Read more...]