Nothing is so gratifying as your own personal relationship with the Almighty. Relationships begin with communication. Don't know what to say or what to talk about? Here's a general template to begin with.… [Read more...]

An old Chassidic parable shows us that we're not doomed to live unhappy, third-class lives like the many millions who live with never-ending stress, anxiety and even clinical depression. There are available upgrades to first-class for… [Read more...]

Rabbi Lazer Brody tells the complete story of Purim in a manner that anyone can understand and appreciate. We see here how the Book of Esther transpires a timespan of thirteen years. This historically precise story is actually the template for the Geula, the full and final… [Read more...]

With Emuna, we know that every tiny amenity that we have in life is a huge blessing. These are all products of Hashem's magnificent Divine Direction, gifts that are customized for each one of us. By simply pondering them, we're immediately… [Read more...]

Although many humans consider sea cucumbers a delicacy, they are bottom-feeding scavengers who eat anything, especially waste materials. Their 10-12" bodies are tubular, with a hole on one side for eating and a hole on the opposite side for excreting. What makes a human any better than a sea… [Read more...]

A social worker in a Mexican hospital is exposed to extreme stress. Each of the people under her care has a load of emotional baggage that ends up in her lap. At the day's end, she'd hit the pillow exhausted. Yet, her mental motor was still so much in overdrive that she couldn't fall asleep. Here's… [Read more...]

What do we do when we're not sure what path to take? Whose advice do we seek? Here's a simple but very cogent way to clarify the truth in our… [Read more...]

A moment is an irreplaceable commodity. What's the value of a moment in life, or a life itself? Too many people take their own lives for granted and squander their most precious resource. All it takes is a moment to save a life, which could be your… [Read more...]

The more world events become apocalyptic, the more people begin talking about Moshiach. From time to time, we hear voices that claim to know when Moshiach is coming. Is it possible to really know when Moshiach will arrive? Let's get some… [Read more...]

We’re still grieving the horrendous terrorist attack in the Neve Yaacov neighborhood of Jerusalem this past Shabbat. How should we react? An old but very true expression says that you can’t fight fire with fire. One doesn’t extinguish a fire by lighting more fires. So how do we… [Read more...]

The old wagon-master was lamenting the broken-down inn that no longer stood, while bitter-sweetly reminiscing about what he used to do there in his youth, but can no longer do in his old age. What was Rebbe Nachman conveying in this seemingly lewd… [Read more...]

Life's obstacles and difficulties are definitely not punishments from Above. Indeed, they are concealed gifts for our ultimate benefit, coming from the Divine GPS that's designed to guide us along a better route - a path in life that we might not have initiated or even considered on our… [Read more...]