A Nation of One
Is it discriminatory to say that we are not just a united nation; we are a nation of one, so interconnected that we are like a single person? Is it Okay to say that Jews are different from everyone else?
What Is Wrong With Shoplifting?
Why is shoplifting so terrible? What makes it worse than regular theft? It is not so much the act, but the arguments we make up in our minds to justify it. Left unchecked, our entire society can go down with the shoplifters.
Is Money A Blessing Or A Curse?
Is money a blessing or a curse? That depends on how we use it and what it does to us. If it makes us better people and we use it as a resource to help others, it is a blessing. If it makes us self-absorbed it is a curse.
What Does Your Soul Eat?
The body eats bread, meat, eggs, vegetables, and fish. What does the soul eat? In every piece of food, there is a spark of G-d. While the body eats bread, the soul eats G-dliness. The spark of G-d inside the bread.
Judaism Is Not More Or Less
The Torah tells us not to add commandments that are not written in the Torah and not to remove commandments that G-d wrote into the Torah.
We understand why removing is a bad thing, but why is adding also wrong? If what we have is good, is more not better?
Your Child or Your Home?
When G-d destroyed His Temple, He taught us a profound lesson about sacrifice and love. It was a devastating moment in the history of our people, one from which we have never recovered. But it was also the most empowering moment in our people’s history. One that we will never lose.
Does Your Summer Pass Too Quickly?
Time passes too quickly when we get older. How can we slow it down? One answer is to treat each moment like a destination, not a journey on the way to somewhere else.
Are You Comfortable With Vulnerability?
Do you carry pain from abuse or manipulation in your childhood? If you don’t, do you know someone who does? Someone whose adult life trajectory continues to be stunted by their youthful wounds?