Vayakhel: Spread the Light
We learn something very precious from the fact that keeping Shabbat precedes even building the holy Tabernacle…
Moshe Neveloff
Moshe Neveloff
Ki Tisa: Have Compassion … Receive Compassion!
When we have mercy on other people, so too we are judged with mercy and favor. We too, like Moshe, can emulate Hashem’s attribute of mercy by being compassionate to others.
Tetzaveh: Connect to the Tzaddik
Pure oil was brought to Moshe because he was the true Tzaddik who could awaken and illuminate the soul of each individual Jew, which is rooted in the Torah...
Terumah: Turn Cruelty into Mercy
We are naturally selfish by nature. When we get out of worrying about ourselves and our problems and give to others, we gain more than what we gave - physically and spiritually.
Mishpatim: Time and Shabbat
We can taste and experience a little bit of Heaven here in this world through the holiness of Shabbat – including the feeling of the nullification of time...
Yitro: The Power of Desire
Our only choice is either to want or to despair. The pain of wanting without realizing our goal fuels us to pray and work even harder. There is no despair!
Beshalach: Lost Princess and Inner Child
During a person’s entire life he is on a journey to reach the goal, to actualize all of the potential he has inside and to be who he is truly supposed to be...
Bo: Good Points
The good that is inside of everyone is one with Hashem. Recognizing and appreciating this good point can pull the person out of his state of despair or spiritual sleep.
Toldot: Born or Bred?
There is a great debate about whether our character traits are inborn and unchangeable, or developed through the course of our lives. The Torah says that both are true...
Mindfulness – Part 9 (A Broken Heart)
Why did this happen? Why did Hashem do this to me? How can we heal this wounded place inside of us, which sometimes feels angry with Hashem?
Mindfulness – Part 8 (Shabbat)
On Shabbat, we return to our essential selves and our eternal connection with God. We leave behind the struggles of the week and enter a space of healing.
Mindfulness – Part 7 (Lag B’Omer)
Lag B’Omer, Rashbi, and Rabbeinu make it possible for every Jew to connect to the light of Torah and heal his soul. Rabbeinu brings the light of Rebbe Shimon to our generation.