Essays
Life on Other Planets
Are there any references in ancient wisdoms and sacred texts to life on other planets? Does it matter to your purpose on Earth?
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The Spiritual Meaning of Sheep
Learn about the spiritual meaning of sheep in the Jewish Torah tradition. Article by Rabbi Simon Jacobson, based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
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Spiritual Meaning of the Tsunami
The spiritual meaning of a tsunami. Understand the spiritual contrast between land and sea. An educated look at natural disasters.
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Winter: The Season of Rains
The calendar is more than a measure of time: it charts our inner life and our relationship with our Creator. Insight into the Hebrew season of rains.
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Are You Afraid of Your Soul?
An essay by best-selling author Simon Jacobson about why it is important to get in touch with your soul. No religious dogma here, just spiritual inspiration.
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42 Journeys
The Baal Shem Tov teaches that the forty-two journeys in the wilderness – from Egypt to Israel – reflect the forty-two journeys or phases that each person experiences throughout life.
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6 Ways to Be a Spiritual Rebel
Only those courageous enough to defy the tide are the ones who shift the status quo. Challenge yourself to be a spiritual rebel. Here’s how.
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Bar Mitzvah: The Baseball Game
A heartwarming story about a bar mitzvah boy who talks about baseball with a very special Rebbe. Adulthood though the metaphor of baseball.
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Bar Mitzvah: An Unreasonable Source
Thirteen years is the age at which the Jewish male becomes bar mitzvah (“son of [the] commandment”). At this point in his life, his mind attains the state of daat—the maturity of awareness and understanding that makes a person responsible for his actions. From this point on he is a “man,” bound by the divine commandments of the Torah, individually responsible to G-d to fulfill his mission in life.
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Growing Old: The Folly and Opportunity of Retirement
The weakened physical state of growing old is not a sentence of inactivity, but a challenge to find new–and superior–venues of achievement. Or how not to retire.
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