Runaway Train
Like a runaway train, we sometimes feel like our lives are out of control, about to crash into the brick wall at the end of the tunnel; we must do something…
Mister Smiley
Nobody in Tel Aviv University believed that in this day and age, someone could be happy. The campus queen wanted to know if maybe I had some secret “upper”…
Uman, Ashrenu!
Why not join our group to Uman this year? Rebbe Natan said that if he had to crawl on his hand and feet over a road of knife blades to get to Uman on Rosh Hashana, he'd go...
The Challenge
I put my evil inclination to the test too and looked for a rationale to the life-and-death cycle outside the context of God and emuna. I found nothing…
A Tough Neighborhood
The world doesn't have to blow sky high. But it will if we don't wake up. Fast. No scare, just fact. The IDF is our sole responsibility; it’s our job to make our soldiers strong…
Searching for Meaning
I could find no answers to my questions about “what’s it all for?” within the context of this world. I took a long walk and let my mind wander…
Safeguards Against Overload
Rebbe Nachman teaches us to serve Hashem gradually, within bounds; then he says in the same Torah 49, grab what you can as fast as you can. What’s going on?
Finding Emuna
This is the first installment of the amazing, candid, and poignant true story of how Rabbi Shalom Arush made teshuva.
2010: Redemption or Suicide?
The world could blow any minute. The situation here in Israel is as dangerous as playing with matches while sitting on a stack of dynamite sticks.
The Greenhouse
The home should be a greenhouse of warmth and sunlight. Smiles and positive reinforcement are the water that helps a child's soul bloom like a beautiful flower.
Emuna’s Role in Educating Children
A confidant child is free to learn. A child that's worried if he or she will have a roof or a meal to come home to can't concentrate on what the teacher is saying...
Moral in an Immoral Society
There’s an intrinsic law in the way Hashem created the world – a person will never see a blessing in anything he acquires by violating the Torah’s commandments…