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?
When a Repeated Lie Rings True
When people spin lies that sound convincing, you can debate them or ignore them. Neither tactic is successful. The best way to shut down a lie with a single declaration of the truth. Call out the lie, one time, loudly and resoundingly, and then walk away.
The Day Our Ancestors Matured
For the first year and change, G-d dictated every move and answered every question for the Jewish people. At one point, G-d said, ” Enough. You are mature enough to figure it out yourself.” It was a bold and risky move, but it was worth it.
The Secret of Jewish Resilience
How did the Jewish people survive the constant temptation for assimilation? We have always been surrounded by cultures and forces larger and stronger than ours. What is our secret for survival?