Did you ever wonder why people are willing to exert themselves so much to climb mountains? Your soul wants to do the same thing, but you don't need a Mount Everest to gain a magnificent view of the world and of yourself. In Elul, Hashem is especially close to… [Read more...]

This tale is the key to understanding our own lives. Rebbe Nachman shows us our Divine souls, "the King's son", which is none other than a metaphor for that very part of us that is a spark of the Almighty. Why are we not aware of this? "The son of the maidservant," the body, gets in the way. Who is… [Read more...]

Hashem grants mankind the free will to do good or evil, for there can be no concept of reward and punishment outside the context of free choice. Therefore, there cannot be the slightest coercion in either direction. Simply speaking, it's your… [Read more...]

The Torah tells us that Sarah lived to the age of 127 (Genesis 23:1). Rashi, our foremost biblical commentator explains that they were all equally good years. How could that be true? Few women in history had a more difficult and apparently miserable life that our Matriarch Sarah. Her life was a… [Read more...]

Many people don't know where to begin when the month of Elul rolls around and we must get our preparations for the Day of Judgment on Rosh Hashanah in high gear. If you're one of these folks, don't panic. This inspiring story will show you exactly what you can do, with a big spiritual clout for a… [Read more...]

This is the belief in Hashem's omniscience. Since His Divine Direction determines everything, no thought, utterance or occurrence in the universe is unknown to Him. Learn all about the Divine… [Read more...]

Hashem fashioned the entire universe and everything in it from the greatest macro to the tiniest micro in accordance to His Torah. Therefore, if the Torah would be rescinded or replaced, the world would cease to exist. Not only the blueprint of creation, the Torah is the sustenance of creation as… [Read more...]

The master mechanic asked a heart surgeon, "Professor, in a way, we have similar professions. While I fix automobile engines, you fix human engines. Both jobs are intricate and require knowledge, dexterity and experience. Yet, while I make $150K, you probably earn more than $1 million a year. Do… [Read more...]

The midwife switched the babies at birth. The king's son grew up as the son of the servant, and the servant's son grew up as the son of a king. The result is a story of suspense, confusion and the key to understanding our own… [Read more...]

The 7th and 8th Principles of Emuna are closely related. Whereas the 7th is our belief in the prophecy of Moses, our 8th is the belief that the Torah we have today is the same one that the Almighty gave to Moses atop Mount… [Read more...]

Today's parable helps us see life's difficulties from a completely different perspective than we usually do. Remember this always: our difficulties in life conceal some rare gift. If we knew that, we could laugh our way through them. But with emuna, we start laughing even before we discover the… [Read more...]

Strong comebacks lead to great achievements and much better second efforts, so don't ever despair when you have a setback. In the next 5 minutes, we learn how to mobilize the strength within us to make a great comeback. It's the real deal. Rejected? Don't be dejected, just listen to… [Read more...]