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One lesson we can learn from the Chanukah lights is the following: Many Jews are afraid that if they do not observe all the mitzvoth they are not worth much and they are afraid to learn more, afraid that they will be obligated immediately to jump into doing everything. But from Chanukah we learn to […]

Do we truly value life?  I think this requires true introspection.  If we view life as dispensable, or if we feel there is justification in killing someone (other than in self defense), then we do not really value life.  And why do we not? Because we forget Who gives life. We forget that the Almighty

I for one do not have a blackberry or an I  pad.  I simply have no patience or  desire for such gadgets. I feel that people become slaves to these things. They  do have a purpose. I can definitely see the use for storing information and  contacting people when necessary. But I also feel that

I would venture to say that we are a generation of addicts. Everyone is addicted to something: some are addicted to drugs or liquor, others are addicted to their desires that they feel unable to control, some are addicted to eating or smoking, and most people in today’s society are addicted to their cell phones,

There is a danger lurking in almost every home these days which is wreaking havoc on families, children, relationships etc.  This danger is social media!  Yes, I know it has many benefits to it and if used correctly, it can certainly be useful . In fact, when Moshiach comes I am sure it will get

Why is it so many of us build our self esteem around food?  Or we tend to build an identity around food? “I am vegan”, “I am vegetarian”, “I eat paleo”, “I am gluten free”, “I am fat so I feel ugly”, or “I am skinny, I feel so beautiful”.  Somehow so much of society

Now is the new Hebrew month of Iyar.  Iyar is an anacronym for the words “Ani Hashem Refoecha” (I am the Lord Who heals you).   So may this month bring true healing to everyone who needs. And when the Almighty heals, without going through an intermediary, there is no trace of any illness. But we

Well, we now know that those yeshivah boys who were murdered actually gave their lives for klal yisrael. they saved the Jews from a horrible terrorist plot that was supposed to happen Rosh Hashanah, Hashem yirachem. These are the mysterious ways of Hashem that we cannot fathom. Bu as Jews we know not to ask

Now that we are in the month of Kislev, the month of geula and nissim (and I would add, the month of light), we certainly can learn many lessons from this month.  One thing that I was thinking about recently is the idea of “luck”, or mazal. And of course the idea of coincidence as

Moshiach will reveal a new and higher light than has ever been revealed in the world before. As we approach that time, the G-dly revelations become more concealed in preparation for this new light so things often appear darker in the world. But the reality is that the world is just preparing for a greater