G-d's leadership in the world

Doesn't G-d Also Cause the Harm in the First Place?

Translated and edited by Hillel Fendel

Why must we thank G-d for performing miracles when it was He Himself Who also brought the sickness or near-attack upon us in the first place?

Is G-d being "kind" if He's working toward a specific end goal?

Translated and edited by Hillel Fendel

Why do we think of the State of Israel as a kindness that G-d performed for us, when actually He did it for Himself, for the purpose of the Redemption process?

Saved by Accident

A story that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end. Joel and Yechiel were good friends until one day one got the other arrested...

The Babysitter's Message

A young 14-year-old girl ends up saving the life of a seven-year-old child she was babysitting so many years later.

Hand of Fate

An amazing story about how Hashem is always looking out for us, even when we can't understand it.

Why Evil Exists

A mini-lecture about why evil exists in this world.

The Different Levels On Which G-d Runs the World & Transmits to Us

Ein Aya, Shabbat 2, 241

Anyone who believes that G-d runs the world knows that he does so via various ways & on many different levels. Rav Kook deals with these many venues how He transmits messages to us & analyzes the extent of the direct & indirect levels, including dreams (mine & those around me) sickness (mine & those around me), accidents, challenges etc. The question of "why bad things happen to good people" is based upon the mistaken & even childish thought that life is supposed to be smooth, as opposed to Judaism which sees life as challenges, some pleasant & others not, which are sent us as G-d's way of helping us grow, be independent & Godly. Many aspects of life have nothing to do with "reward & punishment", but are "wake-up calls" to analyze ourselves.

The Coffee

A short Chizuk story about Chaim who decided to learn one night for five hours straight.