Emotions & Psychology
When you awake in the morning, while you are still lying in bed, think for a moment: What does it mean to be awake and alive?
Though many of its clients may not be, the therapy industry itself is healthy and robust. You may even be lying on a couch as you read this. In an era of unprecedented material excess, we sometimes find ourselves feeling emotionally bankrupt. We know where to turn for excitement, but we are lost when it comes to finding meaning. We are experts at distraction, but when we are alone with the mirror, are we truly happy? Are these questions considered neuroses? I don’t know, this conversation is stressing me out…
The Bottom Line
Discover how the unity of G-d can infiltrate even the most mundane of activities.
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Ki-Tavo: Continuing Journeys of a W(e)ary Traveler – Diary
A humorous personal story set in Schwenksville on Shabbat Parshat Ki Teitzei, the fifth of the ‘Seven weeks of comfort’.
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Eikev: Blackout
A personal message about the value of reflecting during the period after the 15th of Av when “the power of the sun” begins to weaken.
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Joy in Four Dimensions
The Torah teaches us that joy should be a constant in life. However, there are multiple degrees of joy. What are they?
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An Eye and a Sigh
A story of two devoted neighbors, one living a spiritual life and the other a material one, and their surprising judgments at death.
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Diamonds and Chicken Fat
An allegory of diamonds and chicken fat that describes the soul’s descent into the physical body.
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The World as You
It was with bitterness in their hearts that the Children of Israel received their inheritance, and those feelings seeped into the gift.
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The Joy of Adar
Since one has to always grow and ascend in all good activities, the increase in joy in Adar must also grow from day to day.
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The Transformative Joy of Adar
Adar is the month of joyous transformation, the month with the “nullifying power” of sixty. The power to transform an undesirable — even destructive — force into a nourishing joy and delight.
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