The Shape Game
What happens when we are forced into new situations, and our old cut-out of ourselves no longer fits into the box?
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Tale of Rusty Tools
Hashem gives each of us a set of tools to do our designated tasks on earth. But, if we don't take care of them, they might become rusty or altogether ruined...
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God’s Level of Morality, Not Man’s
For ages, spiritual movements reshaped themselves to match human appetite. Only Judaism was bound to G-d Who demanded we confront these appetites. He dares us to fight our lowly human natures and rise higher.
Send Forth My Son, Part 2
We made new beginnings in our service of Hashem. After a short time, the excitement dimmed, the fire went out, and we were back to where we started. Rabbi Arush gives advice about how to finally and completely succeed!
Send Forth My Son, Part I
We all know how it goes... We made new beginnings in our service of Hashem. After a day or two or a week or two, the excitement dimmed, the fire went out, and we came back to where we started, only in greater despair. Rabbi Arush has encouraging news!
Mother Nature is Sending a Message
What a powerful message! A Hollywood A-lister and social progressive who promotes everything that is destroying the world, conceded that natural disasters occur because Hashem is angry with us.
Happy New Year!
Celebrate New Years now? Yes! We have an amazing opportunity to renew our spiritual lives during this period.
Parshat Shirah and Tu B’Shvat
What's the connection among Parashat Beshalach, Parshat Shirah, Tu B'Shvat, and Shovavim? RENEWAL! We are in a time of renewal for trees and for every Jew.
Fighting Back the Darkness
Do you want to make a positive impact on the world? Here's a concrete way to do just that!
Takeoff Power
During a lecture in Ashdod for newly observant Israelis, I asked the participants to tell me the hardest things they ever did…
Get a Life
Time isn’t money – time is LIFE and life is precious because it is limited by definition. Don’t let it slip through your fingers!
The War of Google and MaGoogle
If you don’t get out there and fight, you’re lost. This is the battle for the most important thing there could possibly be – YOUR MIND.
Smile and Say “Cheese” for Hashem
The truth is clear – Hashem hears our prayers, Hashem is with us, He’ll help us. But the truth is so incredible, it’s so awesome, that it’s too much for us to grasp…
Return, Mischievous Children
Teshuva is a misunderstood concept. It not a social movement that applies only to those from non-observant backgrounds…
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…
Grab It by the Tail
Why was Moses so terrified when his walking staff turned into a snake? He was in the wilderness for many years with snakes, lions, scorpions, and other perils…
Shovevim: 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?