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.
This week, we study the vestments worn by the High Priest as he performed his service in the Temple. The
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.
What are your morning rituals? What rituals does G-d want for you? How do they make you G-d’s partner?
When we are jealous, we measure our value by others’ success. We can’t be like others. We were born to be ourselves. When we accept that limitation, we begin to shine.
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.
Moses was chosen for his empathy. He learned empathy from his parents. We mold our children into what we model for them. It is our sacred duty to model empathy.
You can be free wherever you are. Even if your body is incarcerated, your mind and soul can be free.
