One of history's greatest Biblical translation blunders led to the antisemitic myth that Jews have horns. Who knows how many pogroms and other antisemitic violent incidents this triggered? Where did such a crude and offensive notion like that come… [Read more...]

Guide for the perplexed: Rabbi Lazer Brody explains why Israel had no other alternative than making an immediate preemptive strike against Iran, its military infrastructure and its nuclear facilities. Also, here is what all of us can do to help the war… [Read more...]

Once we find the harmony within ourselves, we can make the world more harmonious. This uplifting book, "Emuna and the Noahide" by Lazer Brody, will help us on both… [Read more...]

The thoughts of an IDF fighter in Gaza: the question, "Do we know what we're fighting for" helps us reassess our priorites in life in two short… [Read more...]

For peaceful interpersonal relationships, we all must avoid projecting our own weaknesses, insecurity and character flaws on others. Those who see their own faults in their fellow humans look at the world through spiritually-smudged lenses. As such, they arrive at quick judgments and sorely… [Read more...]

Yad L'Achim rescues Jewish women and their children from highly abusive (understatement) mixed marriages in Arab villages and brings them home to Judaism and safety. Instead of six of these boys growing up to be Jihadis like their fathers, they are now in Torah schools and are about to be… [Read more...]

This is not the time to be down on yourself. Who doesn't get knocked down every so often - financially, physically, emotionally or spiritually? Life is full of setbacks but there's no law that we have to stay down. In this encouraging 7-minute podcast, we learn how to fly back on our… [Read more...]

Would you like to be rich? No problem! The Gemara gives us a time-tested promise, not only for an adequate income, but for abundance as well. Here is a spiritual financial strategy to boost your… [Read more...]

When King David said that "The meek shall inherit the earth (Psalms 37:11), he wasn't talking about submissive people with no back bone that don't know how to stand up for what's right. King David was referring to humble people, the opposite of the macho types, who see Hashem and other people… [Read more...]

The Miser wanted to rid himself of his wife in the worst way. He couldn’t divorce her, because then, he’d have to pay her a large sum of money. He asked the local rabbi what to do… For more on a truly happy marriage, see The Bond of… [Read more...]

We are all walking around with broken hearts, facing a major challenge to our emuna. The evil inclination yells in our ears, "How can Hashem allow something so cruel, so barbaric and so sadistic as the murder of Shiri Bibas and her two angelic red-headed sons, 4-year-old Ariel and 3-year-old Kfir?"… [Read more...]

Ever since the Simchat Torah war broke out with the infamous Hamas massacre of Oct. 7, 2023, there is a huge spiritual awakening in Israel. The demand for tefillin from people who can't afford them, such as soldiers, policemen, new immigrants and single-parent households is… [Read more...]