Ms. Louisville Slugger
A Jewish mother's guilt, although exaggerated at times for entertainment purposes, can be debilitating in every day life—and it is nothing to joke about...
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Life’s Lessons from my Autistic Son
Witness the transformation of frustration into fulfillment as my son's refusal to shower became a powerful metaphor for our relationship with God. This story will touch your heart and change your perspective on everyday struggles.
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Tefillat Hashlah (Prayer of the Shlah Hakadosh)
The Shlah's Prayer for Children on Erev Rosh Chodesh Sivan is a powerful tefillah to raise righteous offspring. Here is the prayer...
Proud of One’s Jewish Heritage
When a lie is repeated often in public and with a sense of pride, conviction, and confidence, people begin to accept that lie as a truth. The Kalever Rebbe explains how a hedonistic culture successfully uses this strategy to erode Jewish values.
What I Saw in the Holocaust
Today, we see that elite American universities that create the next leaders in society have become centers of hate. Yet, we send our children there for “higher education”, thinking that their Torah education will protect them from adverse influence. But is that what happens?
Freedom of Choice?
Some governments want to force schools to adopt a curriculum that is heresy according to Torah standards. This trend is rooted in “openness” and “freedom of choice”. How can we protect our children from this toxic exposure?
The Exciting Show
We all have times when our prayer or learning is done with a coldness, a lack of interest, and devoid of any enthusiasm. What's the answer? The Kalever Rebbe gives practical advice...
Protect Your House
There are people who mock rabbis and Torah scholars as "useless" and "out of touch." Not surprisingly, their children learn to view rabbis as such. This approach destroys the last hope of saving their children from the spiritually deadly epidemics afflicting modern society.
A Good Hostage Deal?
"If the Satan did not blind our eyes, we would all see that these children [in secular schools] are like the children on the trains to Auschwitz.” Saving a captured soul is the greatest mitzvah, especially today!
A Strong Home Front
Military experts are rightfully concerned about the Home Front and are arming and fortifying border settlements. Likewise, we must fortify Jewish homes because true victory in the campaign only comes when the Shechina (Divine Presence) is with us.
Be a Role Model
Your family needs to see how happy you are when you study Torah! If they see this joy, they will surely follow your example. However, if they see you focusing on other matters, it won't help to tell them to learn because you've shown them that you have different priorities in your life.
Social Distancing
Do not seek out and learn from the non-Jewish culture — by what they define as permitted behavior, as "good." Society encourages us to accept everyone as a friend, even when that person is behaving immorally.
Growing Old Gracefully
We're older now and have adult children. Perhaps they look at us as as old-fashioned, not with-it, and unable to keep up with the pace of life and the latest technology. How do we interpret this? What is our role now?
Safeguarding Children During Vacation
Watching over one's children is the first and most critical element to ensuring future generations of committed Jews. This is especially true during summer vacation.
The Danger of Anger
The pervasive anger that we see everywhere – what's the cause and can it have far-reaching effects on the Jewish home? The Kalever Rebbe explains...
Abba – Improve Your Performance!
Leaders of the Jewish nation are not elected. The sole prerequisite is to know how to connect to the spirit of every Jew. Every Jew must work to acquire the character traits of a leader of the Jewish People since every one of us is a leader in our sphere of influence.
Bringing the Children Back to Life
A happy life is a life of meaning, where the heart is alive. Attaching yourself to a tzaddik is the key to having a living heart. You start to live, and you also protect your children’s hearts. Even if they have already started to drop away, you can perform "CPR" on them and save their lives.
Searching for Crumbs
Passover cleaning, kids, crumbs everywhere, pressure...IIEEEE! How do we properly deal with our children when we are under the pressure of Passover cleaning?