How to Get Past Writer’s Block
Write with the intention of solving a dilemma. Then you will be able to shift your focus away from yourself (writer’s block is you getting in your own way) to serving the needs of others.
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The Shamash
Still the shammash doesn’t count. An imparter of light to others, he never attains the status of a Chanukah light in his own right.
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Korach: Why Do We Need Leaders?
‘Why do we need a leader’ is the precise theme of this week’s Torah portion. Korach challenges Moses to an important question about the need for leaders.
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Accommodations
A story of the Baal Shem Tov on one of his travels who would rather be a guest in the home of a sinner than in the home of a learned, yet egotistical person
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Jacob’s Oath
An integral part of G-d’s dwelling is a human self for whom “G-d is my G-d”—for whom a life in the service of the Almighty is deeply satisfying.
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The Disposable Self
The closer one comes to G-d, the more one realizes one’s own insignificance in the face of the divine infinity.
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Double Stitching
Rabbi Yerachmiel had a lesson for a proud tailor: A humble spirit is noticed and evokes admiration, while arrogance and pride is devoid of grace and beauty.
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The Rebbe’s Budget
Rabbi Israel of Ruzhin had a smart answer for a skeptical business man.
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The Me Generation
Can a single act, word or thought on your part resound in billions of lives?
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