During a recent session at Kadimah, we spoke about the challenges of objectively viewing the world or the people around us. I presented a scenario to the participants. I asked them to envision themselves walking down the street and seeing themselves as their friend (in my case, Avroham). I then prompted them to consider what they would say to motivate, problem-solve, or validate their friend if they were struggling. In my scenario, Avroham struggled to connect with Hashem bec

In recent years, davening has been very difficult for me. There were times when I convinced myself that when I got to a certain age or situation, I would become better at it. I was talking with my cousin about this, and we decided that this problem is called religious procrastination. The reason is that this is very similar to regular procrastination. When you procrastinate doing homework, it gets pushed off until it doesn't happen. The same is true with religious procrastina

As we approach Tisha B'av, many wonder what Tisha B’av is all about and what we have to do in order for it to become a yom tov. In...

Many times people take for granted each word they say on this world. A song I heard said, how would you live life if it was your last...

It has been a tough spiritual time for the world due to the historical events surrounding Tisha Ba’av. The sadness and effect this time...

Last week I had a dream where I was in a office with the rebbe and we were having a conversation about baseball. The rest I don’t...

We are near halfway through the summer (most including me don’t want to think about it though). We have to start thinking about the...