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Smoke Screen, Part 3
On Chanukah, a small amount of light was enough to chase away much darkness. How can we, as small and weak as we are, break our psychological bondage to devices whose entire goal is to enslave us? Rabbi Arush gives a message of hope...
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Smoke Screen, Part 2
Rabbi Arush continues to deal head-on with the major problem confronting the Jewish community. He asks, "How can one take the symbol of tumah and bring it into the holy sanctuary, the Jewish home, the synagogues, the Western Wall, to every pure and holy place?"
Smoke Screen, Part I
Rabbi Arush begins a series of articles that deal head-on with a major problem confronting the Jewish community. What is written here is written with a scream: What have they done to us? A MUST READ!
Awe That Is All Love
Why would any normal person be willing – and even extremely happy – to take upon himself a very demanding and difficult career that “messes up” his life and saps all his energy? Rabbi Arush gives the simple answer...
A Love That Opens Doors
Could Avraham face a greater test than sacrificing his son Yitzchak? Yes – to give generously and without qualms to pay for Sarah’s burial place in Hevron. Why is this test harder than sacrificing his son, and what motivated his generosity?
Does Artificial Intelligence Have a Prayer?
Artificial Intelligence is opening worlds of discovery all around us. Might AI also help us discover our deepest self – our soul? Great discoveries come with great risks, especially when dealing with the spirit.
Personal Love
How easy it could have been for Avraham to think “I’m too old”, “I’m melting in this heat”, “I’m in pain and need to rest”. What drove Avraham to overcome all logical reasons for hosting guests? Rabbi Arush gives an amazing answer that applies to us!
Mistaking the Means with the Mission
The modern world is constantly changing, but the mission it's designed and redesigned for is not. Whether the world is ancient or AI, our purpose is the same: to serve God through His Torah.
His Truth about Israel Right from the Start
In the first two words of the Torah, Hashem establishes five solid truths about our purpose in life and the purpose of Israel among the nations.
An Ark of Love
Hashem promised that He would not bring another flood of water upon the world, but the deluge of confusion continues to drench the world from then until today. How can we save ourselves from this deluge of confusion?
The Torah is Not for Lemmings
The easiest justification for doing something is when you see everyone around you doing it. God commands Jews to be independent of the crowd. We are commanded to be holy, or separate, by going against the tide.
Joy Even in What We Lack
Jews everywhere live in an era defined by difficulties and challenges. The Kalever Rebbe brings this period of darkness into the joy of the Sukkot holiday.
How to Use the Modern Gift of Free Time
Over the course of modern history, Sigmund Freud and the Housewives of Orange County have proven the same point: God created us to serve Him. Serving family, community, and, most of all, God, does more for our well-being than a bottle of Prozac or a stack of cash.
What Blocks Peace?
Studying Torah in yeshivot and institutions of Torah learning is not enough. There must also be the study of mussar (ethics, character refinement) to develop humility. Without mussar, Torah learning is lost and one’s home life suffers.
What Does Man Have in Common with a Toaster Oven?
In the last 150 years, man has advanced greatly in the material world. Have the luxuries we enjoy from the “achievements of man" led us to claim dominion over right and wrong? Has the modern world replaced Hashem and His Torah?
Resonating Love
What do you hear in the word “Elul”? What do you feel? If the word “Elul” conjures up in your mind a feeling of unease, a sigh, then Rabbi Arush has some very good news for you!
The Nations’ Reward to Israel
The Jewish people comprise 0.2% of the world population, yet they have received 22% of Nobel prizes. Given the tremendous gifts that Jews have contributed to many nations in particular and mankind in general, how can antisemitism be spiraling around the globe? The Kalever Rebbe gives the simple answer...