What happens when you hit rock bottom? There is nowhere to go from there, but up.   more »

When houses and wardrobes come to mean more than family and health.   more »

Seven Thoughts for Seven Days   more »

There is an ancient tradition by which Jews pledge to charity in the hope of bringing merit to a loved one that has fallen ill. Similarly, rabbis often suggest that performance of Torah commandments stimulates blessing from above. Doesn't this rise to the heights of hypocrisy? Is devotion for the purpose of problem relief, genuine? Does G-d enjoy or even accept such seemingly false devotion?   more »

Slanderer do not usually realize the affects of slandering e.g. it strains relationships, damages friendships and destroys communities. The slanderer is too consumed with the task at hand, enjoying the gossip or publicizing the faults of a particular individual to the entire community. What then is the solution?   more »