Rebbe Nachman on Brazenness
There are those who are great apostates and heretics, but they do not reveal their heresy, and people are not aware of the need to guard themselves from them...
Fantasies of the Heart
3 min
What drives these mental images – is it our intellect or emotions? How sure can we ever be that what we see is real, that what decisions we make are based on reality or illusion?
Jewish Roadmap
Why are so many Jews involved in every new "ism" there is, always looking for some new fad religion or ideology? Why don't they try this "ism" - Judaism...
Brazen Face
The morning brachot seem to be setting up a clear connection between 'brazen faced' people and evil people.
Nothing to Hide
How would you feel if you were told that you should be ashamed of who you are and where you came from; and that you should do everything to hide your true identity?
The Three-Year Bamboo
There's a type of bamboo in China that looks like it's dead for three years. You water it every day - and nary a leaf sprouts; then, all of a sudden...
Five Types of Erev Rav
The Erev Rav today could have the best pedigree, the most thorough Torah education, the longest beard; so how can we even begin to recognize and avoid them?
The Five P’s
There has been so much written about how to improve people's attention span, and help them think more positively and have a better quality of life...
A Deficit of Attention
The school psychologist said that my child had ADHD, but the teacher and I disagreed; my daughter could sit for hours when she was interested. But she did lack attention...
The Merciless
We still have the Erev Rav with us, but today, they can be born into the best families and be the most frum-looking people you'd ever care to meet...
Stuck and Sidelined
Sometimes, even being thoroughly stuck, and being sidelined, and being shown your own immense limitations can be part of the process of ultimately freeing you...
The Erev Rav
The 'mixed multitude', millions of Egyptian pseudo-converts, who came out of Egypt with the Children of Yisrael despite G-d's advice against accepting them...