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Helenism and the Bull’s Horn

December 29, 2024 by Lazer Brody - Leave a Comment

The age-old expression says to grab the bull by its horns. What does that mean? And why did the ancient Greeks command the Jews to, "Write on the horn of the bull that you have no portion in the G-d of Israel," Heaven forbid? In 22 centuries, nothing has changed...… [Read more...]

Story of a “Thunder Cat”

December 1, 2024 by Lazer Brody - Leave a Comment

The "Thunder Cats" are the bravely dedicated operators of the IDF Caterpillar D9 bulldozers that spearheaded the ground operation in Gaza and paved the way for the rest of the troops. Their mission has always been indescribably… [Read more...]

The Other Guy’s Son

November 24, 2024 by Lazer Brody - Leave a Comment

Someone notifies you that your son has been badly wounded, rushed by helicopter from the battlefield to the hospital. Nearly berserk, you get in the car and drive as fast as you can to the hospital… [Read more...]

Emuna Beams Donates Tefillin to Assuta Hospital

November 23, 2024 by Lazer Brody - Leave a Comment

The Assuta Hospital in Ashdod does fabulous work. They've treated many of our soldiers that were injured in Gaza. There's a helicopter landing pad right behind the hospital to enable quick transport of battle casualties from Gaza to here for treatment as fast as… [Read more...]

Finding the Right Soul Mate

November 17, 2024 by Lazer Brody - Leave a Comment

To find the right soul mate, you have to look for a soul mate, not a body mate. Why and what's the difference? Just as the body is finite and the soul is not, a body-based relationship is sorely finite but a soul-based relationship is… [Read more...]

Miraculous Mosquitoes

November 15, 2024 by Lazer Brody - Leave a Comment

An interviewer once asked me what I most like about Lebanon. I answered: the cedar trees. He asked me what else. I answered: the mosquitoes, between JabJennine and Sultan Yacoub. In 1982, they saved my life. Here's the amazing story from "Shlom HaGalil", the First Lebanon… [Read more...]

The Jealousy Pandemic

November 3, 2024 by Lazer Brody - Leave a Comment

Jealousy is a useless negative emotion that the evil inclination uses to disarm you. It wastes a lot of your brain power, clarity and self-composure. Worst of all, it gets you down on yourself. In that respect, jealousy wastes your life. Don't let it! Here's what you can do right… [Read more...]

New Me, New Year, and New World

October 9, 2024 by Lazer Brody - Leave a Comment

An IDF Infantryman in full combat gear, stationed on guard at the time, caught my eye. He was just as alert to perform an act of loving-kindness as he was to thwart terrorists. These are the pictures that the media should be showing, not only before Yom Kippur but all year… [Read more...]

Rebuilding the Soul of Kibbutz Be’eri

September 29, 2024 by Lazer Brody - Leave a Comment

It's almost one year since Kibbutz Be'eri was destroyed. Let's invoke Divine compassion before the High Holidays and rebuild the heart and soul of Be'eri. How? The current synagogue is a small, prefab structure that's a stone's throw from the Gaza border, meant to serve the kibbutz, neighboring… [Read more...]

Forgiveness: Higher Than an Angel

September 20, 2024 by Lazer Brody - Leave a Comment

Don't go to sleep at night without forgiving. Start with your spouse and children. Their souls are more valuable than a dent in the car's fender, a broken window or a glass of spilled milk. You'll suddenly taste a sweetness in life and you'll attain a Divine signature for the very best year your… [Read more...]

Etz Chaim: The Tree of Life

September 13, 2024 by Lazer Brody - Leave a Comment

Of all my original music compositions, this is my favorite - "Etz Chaim" - the tree of life. Close your eyes while listening and you'll feel like you're in the Land of Israel. In this recording, yours truly is playing the native-Israel flutes. Yosef Karduner and Guy Tzvi Mintz are playing guitars… [Read more...]

Preserving the Fine Wine

August 29, 2024 by Lazer Brody - Leave a Comment

Caesar's daughter couldn't understand how the great Rebbe Yehoshua ben Chanania was so scholarly yet so unsightly. He answered with an interesting comparison, as told here (based on the Gemara, Tractate Nedarim… [Read more...]

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The Book of Psalms in Spoken English