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Vayechi: Happiness!

What does it mean that being happy is a choice, and how do we choose happiness, when the circumstances of our lives are so negative, and so difficult?

Checks and Balances

We must check ourselves daily, just like we check our rice or sift our flour. But in checking, we must also maintain balance and never lose our joy...

Pekudei: Vote of Confidence

We have the potential to go down in history as the source of clarity and light in a world filled with confusion and darkness. Our potential for elevation was established by our ancestors, and the tools to reach our goals are guaranteed by the Almighty.

The Remedy’s Already Here

"Life is all about adapting to what is and accepting G-d's reality," the Tennessee mountain man told me. "I never feel sorry for myself or focus on the things I lack..."