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

Unfortunately, over the past few months, I have had a busier schedule due to the virus and I have not had an opportunity to consistently...

Being in Eretz Yisrael for almost two months was a spiritually uplifting experience. A few years ago, when I lived in Florida and was...

Please pray with me! רפאל ניסן בן בתיה for refua shelaima!

It's been almost two years since I have had a consistent running schedule. During this week, I got really motivated and made a strong...

A couple of weeks ago, I experienced being at the kosel on friday night for the first time. Even after many years of preparation, my mind...

Recently, I have been meditating on different ways to make being Jewish more meaningful. In the last week, I spoke to someone who pointed...

This past Sunday, I travelled to Eretz Yisrael. For the past little while, the parsha schedule for Eretz Yisrael has been a week ahead of...

Throughout the years, the Lubavitcher Rebbe would have chassidic gatherings. Many of these gatherings were written and captured on video....

Sometimes, we create a routine within life that, when change comes along, it makes it very hard to deviate. In those cases, we might need...

This week, I had the opportunity to watch my young cousins while their parents were at work. During that time, we watched a show about...

After Shavuos, my father and I took a flight from Florida to New York and waited an extra four hours in the airport because of delays. I...

During the holiday of Shavuos, Hashem opened himself up for a more personal connection with his children through the giving of the Torah....

A rich man visited his mother in the hospital a few days before she passed away. In the midst of a conversation, she said to him "I am...

During the past few weeks, I couldn't listen to music because of sefira. This rare opportunity afforded me the chance to hear a lecture...

This past week, I took part as thousands of people from around the world said tehillim for Refael who was in critical condition. The...

I was in a shul over chol hamoed and took a moment to internalize everything around me. People from all walks of life came together to...

Pesach is so intrinsically connected to the idea of geulah that it is called the holiday of redemption. After spending the past two weeks...

During the month of Nissan, we all need to anxiously await moshiach. Nissan is the month of geulah so therefore moshiach is a more...

This past Friday, I was talking to my great grandfather when he told me the following story; “When I was eighteen, I wanted to become...