Mystical Meals

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One can fulfill G-d’s will while eating by allowing his body, his soul, and the food to be dominated by a transcendent perspective.

Percentage of the Dough

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If a person makes his spiritual moments the focus of his life, regarding all else as but the means to their end, then his entire day is a singularly holy endeavor.

Straw Man

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In the perfect world of Moshiach, such empty materialism will cease to be—the kash of Esau will be utterly consumed by the spiritual fire of Jacob.

The Rebbe on the Kibbutz

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Freely translated excerpts from a letter written by the Rebbe in September of 1964 to Israeli author Kaddish Luz, on communal living.

There is Always a Purpose

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Eight Steps to Breaking Bad Habits

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The following eight steps, based on ancient knowledge of harnessing the true power of your mind, can help you to move beyond your bad habits. If you can pick up a habit, you can break it.

Vayeirah : G-d’s Mysterious Ways

Weekly Op-Ed •October 17th, 2013• 1 Comment

Our relationship with G-d is a two-way street: The more we immerse ourselves in our calling and the more dedicated we become to our mission, the more access we gain to the deeper mysteries of life.

Toldos: Back to Reality

Weekly Op-Ed •November 16th, 2012• 5 Comments

The universe is at war and has always been at war. The ultimate victor will be not the one with the most powerful weapons. It will be the one with the most powerful spiritual vision.

Netzavim Rosh Hashana: Give Me Your Soul

Weekly Op-Ed •September 14th, 2012• 19 Comments

Envision what your child will look like having grown into an adult saturated with not just with love and nurturing, but with a profound sense of purpose.

Vayishlach: Hypocrisy

Weekly Op-Ed •December 3rd, 2009• 9 Comments

Instead of seeing hypocrisy in our inconsistencies, we should be seeing in them our struggle to discover our true selves—a struggle that inevitably creates a dichotomy between what you believe and what you do.