Freelancing to Eternity
Freelancing is a lesson in humility with zero expectations. But the upside potential is also that much more. If only we could freelance with God…
Menachem Av and Elul
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Five Steps to Elul Success
Frustrated that you make the same goals every year with little change? Here are simple steps to ensure a favorable judgment for the coming year.
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Signs of Summer
Along with the heat and the massive temptation to misuse our limbs, our eyes, and our minds, the summer ushers in the bloom of the dates, the pomegranates, and the olives.
Recipe for a Happy Summer
Parents expect things from their children, and the children have their own expectations of summer break. Everyone is unhappy; what’s the solution?
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…
Forgiveness in Five
When Hashem arranges for someone to insult or humiliate us, especially in the month of Elul or during the High Holidays, it's like winning the Irish lottery. Here's why…
Choose Your Passport
When we see how a man’s actions are judged by his fellow man versus how he is judged by Hashem, we see the lie unfold and the Truth revealed…
The Taste for Life
In these final weeks of Elul before Rosh Hashana, a person should be engaging in serious self-assessment. What are we doing on earth? What's it all for?
The Anti-Arrogance Tool
We are tested at every moment; that's why we must listen so carefully to the inner voice that asks, "Where are you?" Do we have an answer? Do we know our true place in life?
They’re All Beautiful
Tu B'Av: Rebbe Yishmael ben Elisha had special compassion for the poor girls of marital age who couldn't find a match because they lacked the wherewithal to provide a dowry...
Proper Spiritual Arousal
So what if you made a mistake? Being sad and disappointed in yourself doesn't solve a thing. Fortunately, there's a time when it's easy to rectify...
The Strength of Confession
A indication of strength is one's willingness to admit a mistake, and not to hide from it. Hashem regards a person's confession as strength, not weakness...
Everything in Place
Rebbe Nachman teaches in Likutei Moharan 35 that according to the Zohar, the meaning of “teshuva” (repentance) is to restore all things to their proper place...
Daily Payments
We certainly don't want to go into Rosh Hashana with an entire ledger of "unpaid spiritual bills". Now is the time to clear ourselves of debt...
The Greatest Act of Love
What can we do during the month of Elul to not only better ourselves, but to create a climate that's ripe for Moshiach and the full redemption of our people?
First Step to Ascent
With Elul almost here, our first priority must be self-correction, for this is the time of year that's so especially conducive for it. Let's take the first step...
Dirt Clods and Potatoes
Elul is a time to make the small adjustments in life that constitute the big difference in serving Hashem…
The Cramming Syndrome
Richie and Susan had a fantastic spring semester, with plenty of time for tennis, golf and bike-riding; before they knew it, they faced a final exam in Organic Chemistry 202...