Takeoff Power
During a lecture in Ashdod for newly observant Israelis, I asked the participants to tell me the hardest things they ever did…
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Return, Mischievous Children
Teshuva is a misunderstood concept. It not a social movement that applies only to those from non-observant backgrounds…
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Angry Wife or Divine Prod?
When we don't initiate teshuva on our own accord, Hashem – Who loves us so much – stimulates us. Often, He uses our wives as a prod, especially during the Shovevim weeks…
A Parent’s Responsibility
What happens if a person is displeased with his children because they refuse to observe the Shabbat, go with him to the synagogue, or behave in a manner that he wants them to?
My Poor Kedusha
Here's a song for us women that would be a befitting anthem for the Shovevim weeks, when we're all trying to get stronger in personal holiness and to get closer to Hashem.
No Shortcuts
A young man asked me what his first task during these weeks of the Shovevim period should be, and what he should seek to achieve. I told him to start by guarding his eyes...
Pesach and Shovevim
The great Egyptian subjugation began when we chose to enslave ourselves; slavery begins with a choice and ends in losing the free will to choose…
Shovevim: Are You a Web Addict?
Almost all of us claim that we have no time. Can we honestly say that every moment spent surfing on the web was a necessary productive endeavor?