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As we stood in shul listening to the Torah reading for Shavuos,  to hear the aseres hadibros,  I  pictured in my mind the tremendous drama that unfolded at Har Sinai and how  Hashem Himself spoke and we all heard him.  I found myself thinking “But why did  Hashem create this world? What does He gain […]

Pesach is approaching. Freedom is in the air. Everyone is busy cleaning their house and on a spiritual level we are cleaning inside our souls, our minds and hearts, to remove any spiritual “chametz” which is the idea of ego.   That is why we eat matza: matza does not leaven. It is the idea

So it is that time of year again, the three weeks. (starting from the 17th of Tamuz until Tisha B’av, where we mourn the destruction of the two Batei Mikdash and we long for the rebuilding of the third Beit Hamikdash) What should be on our minds at this time? (no, not the elections! BELIEVE

Suffering is something we humans have a hard time understanding. In fact, we cannot understand it. And may nobody have to go through any suffering!  We need to pray constantly never to be tested and never to need suffering . May any cleansing or purification be through chesed and rachamim without suffering. But if chasve

This is a site for the purpose of finding inspiration and gaining insights to help become better wives, mothers and people and to learn how to deal with various issues that confront us in life.    Originally I was planning to start a site called Frustration Station. But I decided not to use that name, for

I see that people nowadays in general have a lot of worries and difficulties and insecurities.  People are worried why they are not married yet, or why they don’t have more money, or why life seems so difficult. People are worried about raising kids, about dealing with  their teenagers, about their jobs, how  to meet the

Now we are entering the three weeks, the time the Jewish nation mourns the destruction of our holy Beis Hamikdash in Jerusalem.  We know that one of the main ideas during these three weeks is to increase in love and unity in order to correct the sin of baseless hatred which caused the destruction.  But

Yesterday I saw an interview with an orthodox Rabbi and a woman who was from the conservative/reform movement. She was literally shouting because the Rabbi (and in general the orthodox Jews) were trying to stand up for Torah and implement proper conduct at the hoy western wall (the Kotel). This woman was shouting that they

Today is the special and auspicious day of Yud Tes Kislev, when the first Chabad Rebbe, the Alter Rebbe, was freed from Russian prison, indicating Heavenly permission was granted to disseminate the teachings of Chassidus, the inner part of Torah, without limitations. The Alter Rebbe wrote the Tanya, innovating the teachings of Chabad Chassidus. Yud

I recently heard a class given by a Rabbi who was discussing the coronavirus (what else is new?). He made a very interesting point. He said that this virus is resulting in self quarantine. Many people are now isolated in their homes. In every society, people seek comfort together. In western society in particular, we