Mysticism and Spirituality A Story: Breaking Barriers Through Faith In this short article, we look at a powerful story, shared by R. Baruch Gartner that highlights the power of not giving up in the battle for spiritual growth.
Stories A Chanukah Lights Miracle in the Midst of a World of Darkness A Chanukah miracle, based on a true story form December 25th, 1938.
Thoughts Soul Refinement - Do Not Destroy A little-known prohibition in the Torah remains a timeless and valuable ethic for developing our spiritual awareness. This is known as Bal Tashchit, the prohibition against destroying things that serve a purpose.
Mysticism and Spirituality The Scholar and the Merchants In this short story, we're given a glimpse at the multi-dimensional way one may read the Biblical texts through the system of Pardes. See how a story functions on a simple level while simultaneously concealing a higher truth.
Stories The Misunderstood Torah The consequence of the sin of the golden calf is that the Torah appears, to most, as simply stories, genealogies, and laws. Subsequently, many perceive the Torah from the opposite angle, fixing their gaze upon the garments.
Stories Planting for the Future In this story, we're reminded to also look forward. What will endure after we have moved from this world to the next? What will we be remembered for? What is the legacy we are leaving behind for the next generation?
Stories New (Old) Age of Science In fact, a little-known meeting between Albert Einstein and Rav Avraham Kook took place in 1925 as the famed physicist visited Israel. He and the great Kabbalist spoke for hours, mostly about the [then] recent findings of Einstein’s relativity. Here is what they said of each other.
Thoughts The Value of Another's Faith The value of your faith will heighten your ability to appreciate the value of another’s faith.
Thoughts The Power of Forgiveness In the Zohar, a story is told about a traveler, who seems to have evaded death in his sleep – not once, but twice. To paraphrase the story: Rabbi Aba was walking along the road when he noticed a traveler sleeping on a small hill that overlooks a valley. The Rabbi
