The New Me Wants You
We often forget that every moment of life is an invitation to change and come closer to our better selves and to Hashem.
Lori Steiner
Lori Steiner
The Power of “Amen”
The positive energy and unity that derive from celebrating one’s Hebrew birthday is very strong. It is appropriate for the honoree to bless others on that day…
Mighty Mouth
Once we express negativity in any form, we give it power to destroy. Part of our mission is to undo this tendency to jump to conclusions and suspect the worse…
Avoiding the Confusion
The non-Torah mindset leads to confusion and a confused mind leads one to do selfish things that may seem logical because “everyone” is doing them to get ahead…
Ten Steps to Redemption
Are we and our families prepared for the blinding bright spiritual light of Geula that's on the way? Let's not be caught off-guard. Here how to prepare ourselves…
Stop the Sparks
Hashem often shows us someone else's apparent flaw so that we can see it within ourselves and correct it. This requires spiritual elevation, otherwise known as growth…
Thank You, Hashem
Still unable to sleep, I made a deal with myself to keep thinking of examples of Hashem’s compassion, of His love for us, and of His ultimate goal for the world…
Labor of Love
Labor Day is a day to recognize and acknowledge that we toil. For some of us it is a day when we feel sorry for working so hard at the expense of family and community…
Don’t Push It!
It is often best not to rush to enlist the help of a human intermediary unless the conditions warrant it, such as when one happens to show up at precisely the right moment…
Our True Task
Knowing that Hashem wants us to refine a particular character trait, we are able to choose our response rather than just act out without forethought…
The Fearless Trio
When we view the deeper significance of our challenges as positive growth opportunities, we learn that Hashem orchestrates the minutest details of our lives for the very best…
Break Free
The world’s most powerful land animal, capable of uprooting a tree as easily as we could break a toothpick, remains defeated by a small wooden peg and a flimsy chain…