Of all the melodies I’ve had the privilege of composing, this is my favorite. It came into my head (and heart) during personal prayer in a quiet Ashdod park one late Friday night. The next morning, during Shabbat services, it seemed a perfect fit for the “Etz Chaim” prayer after… [Read more...]

Insults can be wonderful, if we realize that they are a gift from Above. A person who meant no harm asked me why I’m so ugly. It inspired this podcast. If you know anyone who is self-conscious about the way they look, let them see this 3-minute… [Read more...]

I don't think that there's anyone, religious or not, who doesn't want Moshiach, so where is he? Do we really want… [Read more...]

In Tana D’Bei Eliahu, Eliahu Hanavi (Elijah the Prophet) teaches us that when the People of Israel settle in the Land of Israel, Hashem’s Name is sanctified around the world. We therefore exalt Hashem’s Name by settling in the Land of Israel and building it, as we learn… [Read more...]

With daily conflict in Israeli society over legal reforms, social divisions and painful political tensions, it is easy to feel as if our beloved nation is being pulled apart. Every day, headlines announce another intramural conflict, another protest, another threat to paralyze the country. Nothing… [Read more...]

The Land of Israel is the Land of Emuna and Hashem wants us all here. That way, He can expedite the process of Redemption. If we don't take the initiative, Hashem prods us. Putin's declaration of war against the Ukraine is Hashem's way of prodding the Ukrainian Jews to come home. Zohran Mamdani was… [Read more...]

Who doesn't want joy from wonderful children? The Gemara and the Baal Shem Tov teach us the key to bringing beautiful children - inside and out - into the… [Read more...]

The miser was all alone, for he shuddered of feeding a wife and family, so he bought a beautiful Bolivian macaw that could talk, sing and give him companionship. A parable about… [Read more...]

Struggling with conflict in your marriage? Learn how humility and sensitivity can restore harmony and make your bond stronger than… [Read more...]

Judging other people is like building a bomb. Spiritually, a severe judgment is liable to invoke a sentence of serious damage against another person. Yet, many times, the "bomb" of severe and/or unfair judgment backfires and explodes in the face of the person who built… [Read more...]

A good coach, whether in sports or in spirituality, can tame a tiger easier than he can motivate a pussycat. Taped in a classroom at a remedial school, I told these wonderful teenage "tigers" that the Creator gave them the power to attain greatness. If they haven't yet done that, it's not because… [Read more...]

Being Yourself means understanding that you have a very special mission on earth. There's no one else like you. Try your best to understand why God created you the way He did. Sure, strive to improve yourself. That means sharpening the tools that the Creator gave you. It does not mean improving the… [Read more...]