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.
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.
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.
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.
When G-d disciplines us, the pain is real—but it is born of love. When He gives freely, we feel His kindness. When
We can look at our fellow and just see their faults, or just see their strengths. The Torah enjoins us to see our fellow as golden.
Just when you thought misery was bad, the Matzah teaches it can be a source of light.
It is easy to find holiness in the miraculous and extraordinary. The Passover challenge is to find holiness in the ordinary, everyday moments.
When you trust in G-d, you know that circumstances and people can’t harm you. You have nothing to fear but fear itself.
In the aftermath of the Bondi Attack, we might want to hide our Judaism and blend in. This essay cautions us against living a lie.
