My Neighbor’s List
I stood there staring at the list of things I had borrowed from my neighbor. I was shocked. How dare they keep track like this? How stingy! Why are they being so rigid?
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Who Benefits More?
So who really gets more? The nice lady who got donations to help her with her struggles, or the girl who had the opportunity to help? Let's rethink the notion of giving…
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How to Leave Mitzrayim Every Day
Our perception of life defaults to one dimension: Get a job. Make money. Have friends. Be the best. However, we are Am Israel, and our national name and symbol represent how our job is to break free from the narrow boundaries that the world straitjackets us into.
The Adventures of Milo
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!
The Only One Who Knows What’s Coming Next
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.
Going Nowhere
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.
Becoming a Giver
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?
The Full Life of a Wheat Field
If we judge a wheat field by the way it looked at a single point in time, we might make the tragic error of judging it to be worthless. Same goes with judging people (including ourselves). Never underestimate the ability to repent!
Antidote to Arrogance
Arrogance can temper our attitude toward others, often blinding us to their inherent good. How do we uproot that in our lives?
Feel Good Now
Can you feel good without having to run after the objects of your desire? Is it possible to feel good right now? YES! Read on...
Thanks for Winter!
It's easy to complain about winter… but it has many silver linings, besides some empowering reminders for us during hard times.
The Worst Comes True
Sometimes, a person's worst-case scenario actually comes true in order to show him that everything Hashem does is truly for the very best...
A World Filled With Good
The world is inherently good, and people are inherently good. We need only to reveal it, and save ourselves and the world in the process…
Pour Down Blessing
We need a flood of blessing and salvation. The power to bring down the personal and global salvations we need rests in our hands!
A Special Letter from Rabbi Arush
A special letter to each and every one of us, to strengthen and encourage us during these challenging times…
A Slice of Heaven
Our world is overflowing with instant gratification. However the body is an animal; the more we feed our lusts & desires, the LESS satisfied we are. Whoever waits gets the cake…
The Last Punch
Sometimes, we make a good resolution, but struggle to keep it. Don’t give up! In the war against the Evil Inclination, the winner is the one who throws the last punch…
What is the Secret of Happiness?
What is the secret of happiness? Watch this amazing clip from Rabbi Arush to teach you this special secret!