A Unique Opportunity for Real Change
- Glick, Rabbi Yisroel
- "Is there any real reason to make resolutions specifically for the new year?... Yes!...
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Learning to be Free
- Jacobson, Rabbi Simon
- Identifying damaging patterns and personal bias is an essential step on a journey to freedom from our personal bondage. In one way or another, we're all enslaved [by our inward psyche or our outside circumstances]....
Why We Blow the Shofar Every Day of Elul
- Jacobson, Rabbi Simon
- “Moses ascends Mt. Sinai for the third time to pray and beseech G-d to forgive the people. He will remain there for 40 days, descending on Yom Kippur, when he finally succeeds in his mission. The shofar was sounded when Moses ascended on Rosh Chodesh Elul and every day...
The Holiness of Your Sins: How the Kabbalah Reconciles Free Choice and Divine Providence
- Jacobson, Rabbi YY
- "The Talmud teaches something very profound: When somebody repents out of awe, out of fear- their sins are absolved. When someone repents out of love, their sins become mitzvot....
The Spiritual Energy of the Month of Elul
- Jacobson, Rabbi Simon
- "The Hebrew calendar...is a spiral staircase that winds around, cycling the events of history, drawing their energy ever upwards....
The Month of Elul: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities
- Lederberg, Rabbanit Netta
- The month of Elul encourages transforming challenges into opportunities for spiritual growth and connection with the Divine....
Elul: A Month of Preparation and Divine Compassion
- Jacobson, Rabbi Simon
- "Elul is a time to prepare for the 'Days of Awe' of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur by repenting the failings of the past and resolving for the future; to immerse oneself in Torah study, prayer and charitable activities....
Why Eat Kosher (Post 3)
- Star K Kosher
- "Kashruth, similar to the observance of all other mitzvot, affects one’s character...
Why Eat Kosher (Post 2)
- Star K Kosher
- "Eating has profound effects, both physically and spiritually...
Why Eat Kosher? (Post 1)
- Star K Kosher
- "From the first man and woman, we learn about the significance of eating…...
The Way of Tzedakah: Love as Justice – Post 3
- Sacks, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Z"TL
- "We do not accept poverty, hunger, homelessness, or disease as G-d’s Will. On the contrary, G-d’s Will is that we heal these fractures in His world....
The Way of Tzedakah: Love as Justice – Post 2
- Sacks, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Z"TL
- "Tzedakah means BOTH justice and charity because we believe they go hand in hand. Justice is impersonal; charity is personal....