We live in an era void of heroes. We are disillusioned by those in power because we expect more from them than we do from others in the community. We think that only people in positions of power are responsible for the fate of society. Consequently, we push off the burden of being a hero ourselves!
Peace. The word brings to mind the colorful shirts of the sixties and the colorful language of the anti-war protestors...
For the average young American ambiguity and uncertainly seem constant. For the last fifty-some years, the soldiers of pluralism, liberalism...
Were they stupid? Who would start a fight against God Himself? And yet Amalek did just that...
The entertainment industry has made millions selling the fabulous life of the American celebrity. Many shows report on the lifestyles...
When we trust Hashem, we find that it was not wrong or foolish to blindly accept those mitzvot we had not yet learned. “Buyer Beware” does not apply here.
There is no union more beautiful or intimate than that which occurred at the base of Mt. Sinai. Rabbi Wolbe describes the giving of the Torah as the greatest...
Instead of looking to Hashem to perform miracles as He did at the Yam Suf, let's change our viewpoint and see the miracles that are constantly taking place around us.
All of us have the potential to accomplish something great, to be the source of clarity and light in a world filled with confusion and darkness. Our potential for greatness was established by our ancestors in the Tabernacle.
Shakespeare wrote, “All the world is a stage, and the men and women merely players.” Had a rabbi edited his work, the line would read...
Blindness is one of the greatest problems facing contemporary society - people don't understand what they are seeing.
So while I agree with Dr. Atkins that physical health is related to one’s ability to refrain from certain foods, I came to realize...
The moment I surfaced, I took the most delicious breath of sweet, fresh air that I have ever had. In my whole life, the hardest battle...
Many people understand that God's Oneness is obvious and logical, yet would rather bury their head in the comfortable sand of familiarity...
In the fabled world of the American celebrity, the rich and famous are known to spend money on everything from clothes suited for royalty...
Of the 613 mitzvot that appear in the Torah, 246 of them appear in Vayikra, the book of Leviticus. Many of these mitzvot deal with...
The lights twinkled off in the distant cold night as I stood under the “Emergency Room” sign. Ambulances would rumble up from time to time...
The greatest peace and connection we can attain is through finding and dwelling with our “other half.” In Hebrew, a soul mate is...