Serving Hashem, Mitzvot and Repentance

Fulfilling G-d's – and Man's – Decrees

Comparing the French and Bolshevik Revolutions

The Simcha of Teshuva

"Of All God's Miracles Large & Small..."

Both Nature & Super-Natural Are Necessary

The world runs both on the natural development of the individual, mankind and events, but also there are occasional significant turning points. Rav Kook analyzes the interplay of regular life with these "game-changers", and why both are necessary.

Motivating to Kiruv - Influencing Others is Essential for Me!

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Thank God, the concept of "Kiruv", bringing others close to Torah is clearly on the agenda & being discussed more and more, whether in the context of NCSY, Lubavitch, Bnei Akiva etc. Rav Kook shows here how to motivate people of this essential idea.

Heaven Help Us

Less than half of American Jews believe there is a heaven or a hell; not all that surprising, since that half also does not believe in a higher power or spiritual force of any kind. So I thought a few words were in order about Jewish tradition’s view of heaven.

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?