Just as cholesterol clogs the arteries, transgressions clog the pathways to the heart and the heart itself. A clogged and hardened heart has no desire to pray, for it cannot feel the Divine presence. Today, we learn how to perform a spiritual stent. Powerful prayer - a silent scream - penetrates… [Read more...]

A "Gett" in Hebrew is a writ of divorce. That's exactly what we're about to give to all of our regrets in life. They are nothing but iron shackles that hold us down and prevent us from moving forward and climbing higher. Today's lesson is a preparation for the happiest New Year you ever… [Read more...]

There's a common denominator between your most valuable asset and your birthright, which is even more than a basic human right. No person on earth has the right to take either of them away from you. What possibly fits that… [Read more...]

In this special preparatory lesson for Rosh Hashanah, we learn that one should avoid judging others altogether, especially during the month of Elul. What's more, when we forgive those who harmed us, we invoke Divine forgiveness for our own… [Read more...]

Yaacov Langer, host of the eminently popular Inspiration for the Nation podcast, interviews Rabbi Lazer Brody. Here’s how emuna opens up locked doors for happiness and… [Read more...]

Preparing for Rosh Hashanah and the High Holidays doesn't have to be a dread. Join us on Sunday, September 4, 2022 for a fantastic evening of inspiration and in Los Angeles to learn the expressway to a joyous New… [Read more...]

Meet the six main types of verbal abusers: the common fools, the scoffers, the highbrows, the archivists, the investigators and the detractors. We learn to recognize them and how to guard ourselves from… [Read more...]

People think that they can have a life of fun and games with no responsibility or accountability and then expect to earn a first-class seat with all the amenities up in Heaven. It doesn't work that… [Read more...]

Like the sweet prickly pear, there are types of verbal abuse that can uplift or atone, just like the sweet fruit that's concealed in thorns. Although no one seeks embarrassment or humiliation, when a person reacts with emuna, he or she reaps phenomenal benefits, both material and… [Read more...]

Rabbenu Bachiya then explains that Hashem runs the world in a measure-for-measure fashion. One who encounters trouble in life should immediately assess himself. He who does so sincerely will benefit Divine guidance and assistance so that he'll be able to recognize the caustic catalyst that… [Read more...]