She said that the work would be finished in a month if she was given an advance. Six weeks later, she said the work would be finished in a week if she was given additional payment. Another month later ... Are we stealing from God with our promises to "do well" tomorrow in exchange for something today?
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For a year, my rabbit Milo sat on a balcony and ate. He didn’t do much of anything until we set him free. After he was released, he hopped higher and moved faster than I’d ever seen him. It’s amazing what someone can do when they are in the right place!
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Emuna Means Thank You
A juicy orange, a deep breath of air to fill your lungs, a cup of coffee at breakfast... What's the big deal? It's a VERY big deal! Read on...
The single, most important factor in determining your happiness is being thankful for what you have! Try these proven ways to grow your gratitude and live a happier life.
Ready to start a truly good year - a year that you’re happy, healthy and fulfilled? Here’s how you can make that dream a reality...
Saying the simple Psalm 100 can fortify your emuna and lead to simcha (happiness) even during distressing times!
Kabbalah and Mysticism
What are the "klipot" that we always hear people talking about? Are they ever useful? How do they affect our daily lives? Let's get some answers…
Here is Rabbi Shalom Arush's amazing interpretation of the allegorical Gemara passage about the four scholars who entered the esoteric portals of Torah knowledge...
Is Rebbe Nachman in favor of learning Kabbalah? Why does he discourage us from praying with Kabalistic intent? Rav Kivak sorts things out for us...
There are quite a few different types of reincarnation; the exact same soul never comes back twice, but becomes a sort of 'admixture' of many different souls...
Personal Growth
For a year, my rabbit Milo sat on a balcony and ate. He didn’t do much of anything until we set him free. After he was released, he hopped higher and moved faster than I’d ever seen him. It’s amazing what someone can do when they are in the right place!
Emunah means believing that everything Hashem does is good, and it’s for our benefit. One of the great keys to opening a vault of emunah is realizing that we have no clue who we will be tomorrow, let alone years from now.
Even when it looks like you aren’t going anywhere, you are moving in place – you just don’t know it. You can move higher and higher on your path to Hashem without taking a single step forward.
Businesses and institutions develop an “agenda” to meet their goals. The soul also has a goal - maturing from a taker into a giver. What is the soul’s agenda and how does it fit with our notion of freedom?