The Purest Emuna
How many have lost faith in our Creator's unlimited power, mercy or kindness...in His ability to turn things around to reveal that all that happened was for the best?
The Year of the Yarmulke
Dr. Zev Ballen reveals what he went through as a new Baal Teshuva, including the scorn he received from his colleagues for breaking from their professional smugness...
Emor: Jew or Jewish?
The Kohanim in the Holy Temple must be holy in order to deal with such high level holiness; yet, technical holiness alone doesn't make a person holy...
Mrs. Guttmann
Mrs. Guttmann was raised to believe that she was superior to everyone else, so when she didn't get more or better than anyone else, so seethed with rage at Hashem...
Shabbat HaGadol: Overcoming Fear
The main prerequisite for the redemption of our people from slavery in Egypt was to overcome their fear in performing Hashem's commandment...
Metzora: A Hole in the Wall
Oh, my goodness! A hole in the wall! A busted pipe?! A flooded basement!?! This could be the very best news of your life - wait and see...
A New Pair of Shoes
Not everything in downtown Manhattan is glitter and opulence; there in the bitter cold of sub-freezing temperatures, sat a shivering beggar with no shoes on his feet...
Izzy
Like many abused children, Izzy dealt with the horror of her life by hiding behind a "mask" - she needed to make believe that nothing bad had happened to her...
Focusing on Me
Many things are done in the name of "Breslev", but they're frequently far away or even total opposites of Rebbe Nachman's true teachings. Be careful...
A Fresh Start
The evil inclination tries to bury a person in thoughts of the past. Whenever we declare a fresh start, we spring right back on our feet with renewed vigor...
Asher
Asher, from a young age, fell into an abyss of pornography that not only threatened to devastate his life, but also the lives of everyone close to him...
A Parent Confesses
Parents continue to yell at their children, breaking them down in the most heartless way. One parent took a good look at herself, and now confesses...