Miracles
They are the things we cannot understand at all but which allow us to understand it all.
The difference between a miracle and nature is frequency. If the sun would rise once in a lifetime, it would be miraculous; if the sea would split every day, it would be natural. The deepest miracles are when nature becomes transcendent and when transcendence becomes natural. Ordinary people doing ordinary things often lead to ordinary results. Extraordinary people (you and I) doing extraordinary things (righteous acts) always lead to extraordinary results (a naturally miraculous, miraculously natural world).
Always Look For The Things You Didn’t Plan For
Rabbi Simon Jacobson discusses the value of fortuitous events — big and small. Discover how to manifest opportunities by paying attention to the things you didn’t plan for.
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Open your eyes to miracles; See the extraordinary in the ordinary and the supernatural within the natural. Discover the magic in every moment.
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Are You Waiting For a Miracle?
Analyze the components of a miracle and discover how we have the power to create miracles by uncovering the hidden magic within us and everything around us.
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The Key to Seeing Miracles
When we are aware that there is something unfolding that we do not see, we start seeing concealed miracles emerge.
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Open Your Eyes
A personal story about a blind woman who rediscovered her Judaism and the great miracle that occurred afterwards.
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Manifest Miracles With Your Attitude
Why are some people capable of manifesting what they want, and others are not? Is there a secret key to inviting miracles into your life? The key is seeing the extraordinary within the ordinary.
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The Ninth Flame
In pits of of Auschwitz a young boy and a gentleman light a ninth Chanukah candle, one so bright that it cannot be seen.
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8 Steps to Building Your Inner Menorah
Some menorahs are made of gold, some of silver, some of plastic. The most profound menorahs are fashioned of flesh and blood, of tears and sweat, of you and I. We are menorahs. It is time to rise and shine.
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All This Talk About Man
Learn about the different levels of the world, allowing space for human existence in a world created and governed by an infinite G/d.
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place
When confronted with a challenge, the best approach to overcome it is to keep moving forward.
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Childlessness
A reflection of the pain of childnessness and the power to overcome through alternative ways to give birth to new souls.
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To See the Divine
To see the Divine, you learn to savor every sight, every sound, every taste, every touch, every smell.
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The Stutterer
In Parshat Shmot, Moses is revealed to be the first stutterer. Yet, he overcomes this challenge to become G/d’s communication channel to the world.
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Shavuot: The Twins – Duality & Unity
The concept of duality in matters of body and spirit are examined with respect to the opposing natures of twins Jacob and Esau.
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Chanukah: Oil
Contrary to most other Jewish holidays, Chanukah focuses on the miracle of the oil as opposed to the battles involved. The spiritual dimensions of oil are discussed in light of this.
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Meat & Atzilut
After taking a closer look at the Jew’s complaint we can understand the purpose of the world- to integrate the Divine and physical worlds.
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The Angel and the Drunk
On Yom Kippur we fast and pray, on Purim we party. Yet the Zohar sees the two days as intrinsically similar.
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Beyond Structure
Purim: It’s not our logic & plans that run the world but a higher force that may manifest in random experiences within which lies the greatest power of all.
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A Roll of Dice: The Purim Lots
Purim derives its name from the lots cast by Haman. It is not some incidental detail but the single event that most expresses what Purim represents.
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Cosmic Sleep
Achashveirosh’s sleepless night set in motion a series of events that led to Mordechai’s rise, Haman’s downfall, and the salvation of the people of Israel.
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On the Essence of Leadership
As Moses leads the Song of the Sea after the Jews escape the Egyptians, he demonstrates true leadership, for within Moses the soul of Israel was one.
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The Prisoner
An old chassidic story that exemplifies the awe chassidim have for their Rebbe.
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The Covenant
The following story was told by Rabbi Israel Spira, the Rebbe of Bluzhov, who had witnessed it firsthand in the Janowska Concentration Camp.
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The Era of the Rainbow
An examination of the Torah’s account of the first twenty generations of history reveals two primary differences between the world before the Flood and the post-Flood era.
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Chanukah and the Supremacy of Soul Over Body
Chanukah teaches us that there is a level of supremacy of soul over body that is so absolute that the body is virtually invisible.
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The Hellenist Coachman
It was not the Torah per se that Hellenic regime wished to uproot from the people of Israel, but Your Torah.
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The Fifth Night: A Modern Chanukah Miracle
A modern Chanukah miracle story, from Russian political prisoners.
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Fire: A Narrative by Rabbi Pinchas Reizes of Shklov
Rabbi Pinchas Reizes of Shklov tells a story of a miracle on Simchat Torah.
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Eikev: A Miracle In Our Times?
Hamas and ISIS (as well as Al Qaeda, Hezbollah and other Islamic terrorist groups) have very similar objectives (obviously with their own variations).
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Emerging Purim Patterns: The Connection Between Purim and the War in Ukraine
Rabbi Simon Jacobson explores the connection between Purim and the current Russia-Ukraine War. Connect the dots of history.
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Emerging Purim Patterns: The Connection Between Purim and the 2003 Persian Gulf War
Rabbi Simon Jacobson, author of the best-selling “Toward a Meaningful Life’, explores the connection between Purim and the Gulf War of 2003 and the Gulf War of 1991. Connect the dots of history.
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Miracles: With Ken Woodward
Ken Woodward himself is Roman Catholic, and he wrote a fascinating book, a study on miracles in the traditions of all these major religions. Read this honest conversation between Ken Woodward and Rabbi Simon Jacobson.
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Modern Miracles
The typical miracles that people think of when they think of the Bible is G-d parting the Red Sea for Moses and the Hebrews who just came out of Egypt. But two questions come to mind right off: what exactly is a miracle, and are there modern miracles?
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What is a Miracle?
What is a miracle? By analyzing the anatomy of a miracle and understanding your feelings about miracles, you can learn much that will help you find deeper meaning in your life. Discuss this excerpt from “Toward a Meaningful Life”.
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Pesach: Do You Believe in Miracles
The Baal Shem Tov offers us a novel interpretation of a miracle, and in the process turns the entire concept on its head. We learn how each of us can recognize – and create – miracles in our lives.
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Passover: Steve Jobs and Passover
The iPad mania reflects the design and marketing genius of Steve Jobs and his gifted team. But it also reveals the gaping vacuum in our lack of spiritual visionaries.
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Yom Kippur: The Kittel
Comforts and freedom often lead to complacency, but Yom Kippur reminds us simultaneously of our troubles and our triumphs, encouraging us to reflect on the mysterious cycle of life.
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Vayigash: WYSINWYG
The story of Joseph, who went from slave to Pharaoh’s top adviser and governor, expresses a powerful truth about destiny and human value.
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Balak: The Secret to Immortality
In one verse in Parshat Balak “Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the seed of Israel?” the prophet Balaam tells us the secret of immortality
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Purim: Connect the Dots
Parallels are drawn between the Purim of 2360 years ago and the Purims of the modern Persian Gulf Wars, and the ultimate significance of the Persian region is examined.
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Tetzaveh: Open Your Eyes
A personal story about a blind woman who rediscovered her Judaism and the great miracle that occurred afterwards.
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