Being There "Sometimes the cloud would be upon the Tabernacle for a number of days, and by G-d's command they encamped, and by G-d's...

Truth Concentrate This Torah we were given is not of the world, neither is it something extraneous to it. Rather, it is the hidden...

Faces We, the Jewish people, are a single person with many millions of faces, a single soul breathing within a multitude of diverse...

Shining Like Yom Kippur On such a holy, beautiful day, why do we recite a list of sins again and again? Because one day of the year is...

Once In a Year Yom Kippur is described in many ways. One very poignant description is that it is “once in a year.” You see, the human...

Abandoned If there is no place outside of Him, where does G-d go to hide? "…I will abandon them and I will hide My face from them…"...

I Am Hiding There are times when G‑d shows Himself in all that happens to you. Then there are times when G‑d hides Himself within all...

Every Path Leads Home Is this a curse or a blessing? "G‑d will have you return to Egypt in galleys, by a route which I told you you...

Celebrate the Journey Here is Torah-wisdom to heal sadness and depression: "When you enter the land which the Lord your G‑d is giving you...

The Fair Maiden's Hero “He accosted her in the outdoors. The maiden cried out, but no one was there to save her.” —Deuteronomy 22:27...

Limit the Sky "When you build a new house, you must make a fence for your roof…so the one who falls doesn’t fall from there." (Deut....

Blame the Tree “If a man should commit a sin worthy of death, hang him (blame it) on the tree.” (Deut. 21:22) At the funeral of the holy...

Edit Your World Suppose we were handed a red pen and an eraser, and told we could rewrite reality. If the storyline wouldn’t look so...

Forget Punishment Pessimism comes with a thousand arguments. Maybe you don’t deserve to be saved from the mess you’ve gotten into. Maybe...

Simple Confidence “Be simple with G‑d.” (Deuteronomy 18:13) Walk through life alongside Him in simple innocence. Stay confident in His...

See From Within “See that I am giving to you today a blessing and a curse.” (Deuteronomy 11:26) Why “see?” Blessings and curses are not...

The King and I The month before Rosh Hashanah, taught Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, is a precious month. For thirty days, you can find...

The Essence Remains The Ari, the greatest of the kabbalists, taught that the prerequisite for the creation of the cosmos was a complete...

Call From Within In the month of Elul, the month before Rosh Hashanah, a signal goes out to every Jewish soul that it is time to return...

Words From Within “…walk in all His ways…” (Deuteronomy 11:22) “He is compassionate; so you too should have compassion. He provides life...