Dan was one of Jacob's twelve sons, the patriarchs of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The great grandfather of the mighty Samson, Dan was a fierce and courageous warrior. But as fierce as he was, he taught his offspring to be kind and compassionate toward others. This message from his holy gravesite… [Read more...]

Each of the 600,000 letters in the Torah reflects a unique ray of Divine light, like a window in the sky that gives us a glimpse of Godliness. Likewise, there are 600,000 roots of souls, each which corresponds to a letter of Torah. A person's name therefore reveals so much about the nature of that… [Read more...]

Our sages have a concept of "zealous hate." They say that the zealot is willing to have one of his own eyes gouged out, just as long as the person he hates has both of his eyes gouged out. The description sounds graphic and the concept is ghastly. I always thought of this as a figurative metaphor,… [Read more...]

We all want to succeed but success requires concentrated effort. We define our goal and then focus on it. First, let's learn how to avoid the pitfalls along your road to success. Second, here's how to maximize your ability to be a top achiever in your chosen… [Read more...]

When we view current events through eyes of emuna, we see the same phenomenal patterns evident in both the Ukraine and in Israel. We learn why nations and individuals win and lose wars. We also learn what true power is and that Moshiach is fast on the… [Read more...]

To paraphrase the tire manufacturers, "where the rubber meets the road" is the nit and grit of life. This world is no picnic. The test of our "spiritual tires" is how well we hold up under the challenging conditions of real life. Today's lesson shows how to avoid negative emotions and to maintain a… [Read more...]

The Chassidic Movement began in the Ukraine with the holy Baal Shem Tov (1698-1760). Many of the Chassidic Masters came from the Ukraine, such as the Maggid of Mezeritch, Rebbe Nachman of Breslev and many more. Ukrainian Jews have a very rich folklore that teaches us life's true values. This story… [Read more...]

The Hebrew term for washing hands in the prescribed ritual manner is netillas yada'im. It seems like an insignificant mitzva, but the exact opposite is true. There is an amazing connection between netillas yada'im and Purim. What's more, this mitzva is very conducive for strengthening emuna and… [Read more...]

Avraham Bell didn't let his second-class status as a black boy in the segregated U.S. South of the sixties to extinguish his dreams. He excelled as an athlete and as a musician. He was an honor student at Ohio State and went on to do an MBA at Arizona. An exquisite artist, he now pours his passion… [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...]

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...]