articles on Trial and Difficulties in Life
Modernity And Tradition
The modern world is terribly complicated, yet none of us would be willing to revert back to life as it was known in pre-modern times.
Motivation to do
A motivation video for handling difficulties in daily life, production: Ha'inu Ke'cholmim
Stress is Good For You!
A 3 minutes Video about Parashat Vayeshev explaining why stress is good.
The Unwelcome Reality
Our mortality, which is our reality, constantly haunts us through our lives. The challenge is not to allow that reality to so affect our lives.
Lessons on Trial and Difficulties in Life
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.
Rabbi Yoel Gold | Cheshvan 26 5782
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?
Rabbi Yoel Gold | Cheshvan 26 5782
Tragedies
We all know that tragedy eventually awaits us in one form or another, but we do not and cannot live our lives based on the fear of impending tragedies or inevitable troubles. Built into the human personality and character is the ability to withstand tragedy, and even, to a certain extent, overcome it.
Rabbi Berel Wein | Iyar 22 5781
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.
Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Kislev 23 5781
Sickness as a "Wake-Up Call"
Ein Aya Shabbat 2, 242
As a continuation of the class on "The Different Levels On Which G-d Runs the World", this class is on the different levels of sickness, whether ours or those around us. Just as fast-days are a self-induced weakness, which brings us to analyze our lives, priorities & actions, when God sends a sickness, it's not necessarily a punishment but rather a "wake-up call" to induce soul-searching. Life is comprised of such small incidents, some pleasant & others not, some direct & others less so, to keep us awake that we shouldn't live like robots, but rather utilize our Godly free-will to its utmost extent, keeping our lives meaningful & idealistic. Accordingly, even the "bad" messages are seen by Rav Kook as: The process of gradual good.
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Cheshvan 21 5781
