The Riddles of Life
This world is full of questions: What's the meaning of life? Where am I going? What will be in the end? How should I live my life? Will I ever be happy?...
The Garden of Emuna
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Getting to Know the Almighty
God – the loving Father – uses the rod of tribulations as an expression of love, to teach us that we're not "calling the shots", but subservient...
The Rod and the Staff
Suppose the flight took off – without you – and crashed into the sea with no survivors. Would you still be angry that you missed the flight?
Lack of Communication
A person who ignores God's messages creates a lack of communication with the Almighty. God's loving hand tries to direct a mule-headed individual on the right path...
Peace and Tranquility
Ups and downs, life's bumpy transitional periods, and times of turbulence are all smoothed and mellowed when a person relies on emuna...
Everyone Has Emuna
With true emuna, a person – by means of simple personal prayer and dialog with God – can transcend any natural limitation and work wonders!
Entrance-Level Emuna
Our powers of comprehension and cognizance become greatly enhanced when we realize that our lives began long before we're born and continue long...
The Mission
Don't be surprised when you hear of young, upright people that die suddenly; they've simply completed their tikkun - their soul correction...
The Golden Path
Without a qualified and righteous spiritual guide, a person might learn Torah for a lifetime, yet make tragic errors in spiritual navigation and never...
The Levels of Emuna
Now, imagine that Hashem has decided that you must be insulted today, for any number of reasons; Hashem simply utilizes the free will of an abrasive...
All for the Best
A mortal can't possibly see or understand all the variables that Hashem takes into account. Just as a courtroom judge can't try a case – or comes to a...
All for the Best, Part 2
Life's difficulties are steppingstones that lead us to the destination that Hashem has predetermined for the ultimate benefit of each of us...
Nobody Asked You!
If we must be withstand the tests of unavoidable tough times, then we might as well accept them with the emuna that everything is for the best...
The Driver of the Bus
As backseat drivers, they think they can drive the bus better than the company driver. They also think they are capable of choosing a shorter and swifter...
Specific Purpose
Since the "boss" feels like he can do whatever he wants whenever he wants, he doesn't feel like there's anybody around to punish him...
The Causes of Suffering
Sad people protest, "Abundance? What are you talking about? Look at my troubles!" They disregard the thousands of life's daily blessings...