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.
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.
This week’s Torah portion speaks of the mysterious lesions that appeared on the skin of those who trafficked in gossip.
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.
The Torah whispers a radical idea in our ears: G-d said to Moses: “Make for Me a sanctuary, and I will dwell in them.” Not “in it,” but “in them” — within the people who build it.
When you trust in G-d, you know that circumstances and people can’t harm you. You have nothing to fear but fear itself.
When we want to pray, our minds wander; it is a battle to maintain concentration. When we want to give to charity but feel drawn to use the money for ourselves, we are at war with ourselves. When we struggle with lust, greed, dishonesty, pride, anger, and envy, we are at war.
