In Kabbalistic teachings, we learn that a man receives his income by virtue of the illumination of his wife's soul. He must act like the sun and shine brightly on her. She is identical to the moon. Even her bodily rhythm is lunar. And like the moon, she does great things with the light she gets… [Read more...]

"Beholden" is a synonym for "grateful". The Oxford Dictionary defines beholden as, "Owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service." The sample sentence the dictionary uses is, "I don't like to be beholden to anybody." An attitude like that in a relationship is… [Read more...]

True love is a bond of emuna, an unbreakable lasting connection between two souls. Whereas infatuation is bodily and physical, true love and friendship are spiritual. We learn all about building a successful marital relationship from the… [Read more...]

A lasting marital relationship, what we call a "bond of emuna", depends on the merger of two souls. A true partner in life is therefore one's soulmate, that special person who will share a lifelong mutual commitment. One cannot find a soulmate if he or she is interested solely in a "bodymate".… [Read more...]

With so many divorces, something is sorely wrong with western society's concept of marriage. There's a much better game plan, which we learn in today's… [Read more...]

In marriage, your spouse must first be your best friend. Only then, can you become lovers. Love is certainly not romance or bodily lust; it's how quickly you jump to help each other. What's more, if a person can't love his spouse, his closest neighbor in the world, then he's in fantasy land if he… [Read more...]

The higher our expectations, the more we're prone to disappointment. The lower our expectations, the safer we are. In that respect, let's learn "The Expectation… [Read more...]

The more society modernizes and becomes sophisticated, the more it renders things disposable. Manufacturers build products for limited use only. Even worse, people treat each other like throw-away utensils intended to be temporary at best. Folks with a disposable mindset get married without… [Read more...]

Here is an amazing true story that few people are aware of. It's also a secret that even fewer people knew. And, it's the unforgettable account of when the Shotzer Rebbe of London met face-to-face with King George VI. This was the momentous meeting that saved the life of the future Queen… [Read more...]

We're delighted to share the itinerary of our September 4-14, 2022 speaking tour, which takes us G-d willing to Los Angeles, Arizona, New Jersey, Brooklyn, Queens and London. Looking forward to seeing… [Read more...]

Today's lesson sheds light on verbal abuse in families. Why do spouses disparage one another? Why do parents tear their children apart with yelling and criticism? Does a family lack an adequate income? Strife in the home is most likely the culprit. Rebbe Nachman says that if you believe you can… [Read more...]

Many adults today harbor deep emotional scars that never healed because of a derogatory nickname that someone gave them when they were young. If that someone was a parent, it takes a miracle to heal the insulted child's soul, who grows up with a negative self-image that's worse than a physical… [Read more...]