Balance, Shavuos

Toras Hashem temima – demands living a balanced life (see Rambam.) Even when we have…

Lag B’Omer 5781 Tragedy

The Modesty and Chessed of HKB”H’s Creation of Torah

HKB”H created Torah, which provides us access to some of the infinite chochmo Elokis on…

Emunah Must be Shared

We see from many sources that emunah must be shared. Why?1) ahavas Hashem2) One aspect…

Derech Beinonis: The Need for Balance

Rambam Hilchos Dei’os: Derech Beinonis is derech hayashara and is derech Hashem. Rambam says it…

Cling to Emmes Uncompromisingly

Cling to emmes b/c 1) mandated by v’holachta b’drachav 2) if one compromises emmes on…

Urgency to Change. Dangers of Superficiality.

The prospect of the end of the pandemic should instill within us a sense of…

The Power of Speech

Torah teaches us about koach hadibbur. On the natural level: speech 1) can be persuasive…

Chanukah & COVID: Acknowledging the Darkness and Working to Increase the Light

Mitzvas Ner Chanukah is a source of illumination in the world. Rambam – as a…

Self-Love vs. Selfishness, and the Role Thereof in the COVID Pandemic

Ramban: it’s impossible to love someone else as much as oneself; V’ahavta l’reia’cha kamocha means…