Business, Work & Money
When you equate your self-worth with your bank account, the result is anxiety. But when you equate money with divine gifts, the result is an invaluable blessing.
Have you transformed your job into meaningful work? The majority of our energy is spent on something that most of us abhor – work! There is nothing as depressing as a rainy Monday morning, when you know you are going to spend the next ten hours in a cubicle. So why do we do it? Why do we work? To make money, of course. But what is it about money that makes our hearts go ka-ching? Is it really worth distilling all that blood, sweat and tears into a few crisp dollar bills? The answer is an emphatic yes! You can transcend the monotony and enjoy meaningful work!
A Matter Of Perspective
There was never enough to eat in Reb Zusha’s home, and his family was beset with all sorts of afflictions and illnesses. Yet the man was forever good-humored and cheerful, and constantly expressing his gratitude to the Almighty for all His kindness.
Read MoreThe Constructive Statement
Every mitzvah we perform is a testimony as to the essence and purpose of the created existence.
Read MoreDid G-d Want Adam and Eve to Eat the Fruit?
Did God want Adam and Eve to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge? What does this say about the existence of good and evil in the world, and purpose?
Read MoreA Business Proposal
I thought that the Rebbe was dispensing business advice, but he must have seen that there is something there, in Siberia, that I must achieve—some part of my mission in life that must be played out in the frozen east.
Read MoreShopping: The Spiritual Shopper’s Guide to the Universe
As we look for that perfect Holiday gift, or just for a good deal in general, let’s bring along some of the following spiritual shopping tools in our totes.
Read MoreVayigash: Can Capitalism Survive without a Soul?
We must balance our economy of consumption with higher values. Let us learn from Joseph how to reclaim our mission statement: What are we? Who are we? What is this company called America?
Read MoreA Day in the Life of a Jew
As Jews, however, we are also guided by a more subtle calendar, a more spiritual clock: the calendar and clock of history. As Jews, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are as central to our concept of morning, noon and evening as the sun’s arc across the sky; Adam, Moses and King David mark our year as prominently as the turning of the seasons; and the twelve sons of Jacob, progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel, are as basic to our daily schedule as the twelve numerals etched on our clock-face or the twelve spiral-bound pages hanging on our wall.
Read MoreNoah’s Flood
Practical Kabbalah on Noah’s Flood, which commenced on the 17th of Cheshvan in the year 1656 from creation, and ended on Cheshvan 27 of the following year.
Read MoreA Business Proposal
By the decree of divine providence, man wanders about in his travels to those places where the sparks that are to be extracted by him await their redemption. The Cause of All Causes brings about the many circumstances and pretexts that bring a person to those places where his personal mission in life is to be acted out.
Read MoreCompetition: How Free is the Free Market?
Does G-d have anything to do with the free market? Is there enough money to go around? How can a person approach business competition in a dignified way?
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