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| A Perspective on Labor and Livelihood |
| | What is "work"? If life is synonymous with creativity, is Shabbat a time outside life?
By Yanki Tauber |  |
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| | One of the greatest paradoxes of a life of faith concerns the need to work for a living. If G-d is the source of all blessings, why work to earn a livelihood?
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe |  |
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| | "Do you own anything of value?" asked the rebbe. "Just my two horses," replied the wagon-driver. "In that case," said the rebbe, "you'll have one for Purim, and the second for Passover."
By Tuvia Bolton | |
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| | "Do you see?" the Baal Shem Tov said. "He did the same thing yesterday and made the same amount of money, yet his feelings about it were completely different . . ."
By Yerachmiel Tilles | |
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| Happiness and Healing |
| | All of life is running towards something, reaching for something, attempting to become something. Yet there's one act in life which is about being there . . .
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| | In the beginning, there was happiness. At the end, there will be greater happiness. Everything in between is a healing, so that happiness can last forever.
By Tzvi Freeman | |
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| | Whatever the outcome, if it is different from my expectations, I am setting myself up for disappointment, resentment and bitterness.
By Rea Bochner | |
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| | A unique approach for healing professionals
Illness emerges out of the soul's yearning to escape the body. The healer must convince the soul that the body has meaning . . . A discussion with Tzvi Freeman | |
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| Parenting |
| | My son was scared. This time, however, he was scared of me. How did he react, where did he turn for reassurance? He clung to me, his father, the object of his present fear!
By Yaakov Paley | |
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| | Losing a Baby to Crib Death
I remember holding your tiny little self in my arms, looking into your deep emerald eyes. Those eyes were deep and they sparkled, before they were closed, forever.
By Anonymous | |
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| | I realized that these are the same blessings and prayers our forefathers said. I stood in utter amazement. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob said these very words to the Almighty . . .
By Debra Sturdivant | |
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| | Building your child's character requires focusing on the "big" issues; but it also means not neglecting the "minor pegs" grounding his or her values.
By Chana Weisberg | |
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| | Insight into healing intergenerational trauma and coming to peace with issues picked up from one's family. By Shais Taub | |
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| Finding Courage |
| | If I would pick up my shirt to receive a shot in my back, the nurse would definitely notice my normally concealed tzitzit. That could mean doom for my family and me . . .
As heard from Betzalel Schif | |
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| | Why does Moses issue a call for the "wise of heart"? Is this not a contradiction in terms? After all, wisdom is in the mind, while emotions are in the heart!
By Shlomo Yaffe | |
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| | Creative self-expression is euphoric. But in Jewish thought, the expression of one's talents is seen as something more-each soul has a unique mission as an agent of G-d.
By Rochel Holzkenner | |
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| New Possibilities |
| | Ever heard of Flabberday? How about green pastrami? In a world where pickles are purple, anything becomes possible . . . By Dovid Taub and Yitzchak Feigenbaum | |
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| | Jewish reflections on stem-cell research, nanotechnology, biogenetic engineering and radical life extension. By Asher Crispe | |
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| Just Do It-Judaism |
| | Shabbat: the island of time that defines the Jew's week. The rituals, the practices, the do's, and the don'ts of the Jewish Sabbath.
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| | Brief user-friendly guides to the do's and don'ts of our Day of Rest.
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| | A fun exploration of the uses of wine at Jewish rituals including Shabbat, festivals, weddings and more. L'chaim! | |
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| | A Jewish wedding is a tapestry woven from many threads-biblical, historical, mystical and legal-forming a chain of Jewish continuity which goes back more than 3,800 years . . .
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| Question of the Week |
| | My sister was baptized and has since married and had a child. My mother claims the child is Jewish, but how could that be?
By Zalman Nelson | |
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| Recipe |
| | Rye Oatmeal Challah . . . Steamed Ginger Fish . . . Winter Garden Salad . . . Miso Soup . . . Baked Chicken With Honey Soy-Sauce . . . Tabouleh . . . Ambrosia . . .
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