A Tale of Two Mothers

When Dalya and Shiri 'randomly' bump into each other at a concert they could never imagine how deeply connected they really are.

In a Heartbeat

Mordechai Sultan woke up with chest pains. Hatzolah was at his door in less than 30 seconds. How did they get there so fast at 3:30 in the morning? And why were they carrying the specialized equipment that saved his life?

Fear of Elul

Right now, faced with the prospect of having to turn my life and my emotions upside down, I go into a panic that results in total spiritual paralysis. Fear of Elul.

Stress is Good For You!

Inclined to Recline- "And Yaakov dwelled…."

Researchers believe that some stress can help to fortify the immune system. For instance, stress can improve how your heart works and protect your body from infection. But on a deeper level, rising to challenges and overcoming them is the essence of life.

A Giant Win

How can you learn Betachon from a football game, and how can we learn from it the correct attitude towards the coronavirus?

The Side Door

An uplifting, true story about a jew who missed the "Kol Nidrei" but did not give up, and found the "side door".

Ha'inu Ke'cholmim motivation video

A motivation video for handling difficulties in daily life, production: Ha'inu Ke'cholmim

Lack of Knowledge Often Facilitates the Goal

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Although we strive for wisdom, much of the knowledge hidden from man enables us to focus on the goals rather than the means.

Aveirah Lishma- The Concept of Sinning as Sometimes Helpful

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This dangerous concept must be understood in the context of the individual's role in the larger picture.

Life is Valuable- Even of the Unconscious

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The fact that life supercedes mitzvot helps us analyze priorities and what life, faith and mitzvot are really about.

The Advantages of Obligations and Volunteerism

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The delicate details of the many social and economic mitzvot simultaneously include obligations and educating to volunteerism.

Every Generation Understands and Benefits Differently from Each Mitzva

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Learning a mitzva leads to identification and motivation, but realize it's just partial.

The Importance of the Meaning, but Also Details, of Mitzvot

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"Uniting the Whole"- the Meaning of Brachot on Mitzvot

"Stick to Your Specialty"- Poets as Analysts

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One should differentiate between the expertise of specialists, and fields where they express undeserved respect.

What is the Goal of the Mitzvot?

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Mitzvot are such a central part of our lives, but we sometimes forget what's their goal.

The Difference Between Mitzva and Kdusha (Holiness)

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People often confuse the different aspects of spirituality, but the contrast between the means and the goal must be clear.

"Everyone Has a Little Kohen in Him"

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There are many different topics- sometimes we can learn from western culture, and sometimes not.

5 Steps How to Enjoy Wealth

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Through not gaining on the account of others, not over-investing time, remembering it's a means-not the goal, sharing and donating to others and Israel.

Don't Let "Self-Improvement" Ruin Your G-dly Nature

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The positive conscious examination and improvement must not come at the expense of the G-dly nature and instinct with which we were all created. Listen to your inner-self.

The Time and Place for Understanding Mitzvot and Not

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The Mitzvot include both Mishpatim (understandable) and Chukim (non-understandable). Rav Kook posits that the differentiation between the two is consciously unclear, because study turns the Chukim into rational, and society sometimes interchanges what was thought as rational into a chok (e.g. homosexuality may be seen differently, but it's always wrong).