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Food & Our Relationship with G-d

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The Talmud points to the relationship between the soul and the body as a model for the nature of G-d’s relationship with the world. The soul cannot be perceived by the senses, yet its presence and effect is keenly felt in every part of the body; so too, G-d, though He transcends our reality and is utterly beyond its perception, vitalizes the entirety of creation and is fully present in its every nook and cranny. Food is the glue that keeps soul and body together, sustaining the embodiment of the spirit within its material shell.

The Key to Happiness

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To be a happy, wholesome and healthy person, your body and soul must work in perfect harmony.  This means uniting the body and soul.

Would You Like to Judge Yourself?

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The only power on earth or heaven that can judge man is man himself.

Good Grief

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Chassidic teaching differentiates between two types of sorrow: merirus, a constructive grief, and atzvus, a destructive grief. The first is active, the second—passive. The first one weeps, the second’s eyes are dry and blank.

What is Pain?

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What is the purpose of pain? Why do good people suffer? Are there any benefits to pain? How can we alleviate our pain?

Money: A Blessing or a Curse?

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When you put money in perspective and recognize why it was given to you, it becomes a blessing instead of a curse. And by using your wealth for charitable and philanthropic purposes instead of spending it all on the desire of the moment, your money becomes eternal.

Teenagers: The Rebellion of Youth

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To satisfy the needs of our teenagers in today’s society, we must first recognize that their restlessness and hunger for meaning is not material but spiritual in nature, and that only spirituality can feed spiritual hunger. To fight a spiritual war, they must be equipped with spiritual weapons. This is a new approach to teenage rebellion.

Quiz: Rate Your Personal Boundaries

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Giving Up Your Life for God?

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Should we “give up” our lives for God? Certainly not! That’s sacrifice. We shouldn’t give up our God-given talents and behaviors; we should bring them closer to their purer state.

An Open Letter to the Muslim World

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With atrocities being perpetrated by Muslims in the name of Allah — mass beheadings, rapes and murders of women and children, the killings of thousands of innocent people — why do we not hear any voice of protest from any of you?