6 years ago
What is success?
6 years ago
can you prove that there is a G-d?
6 years ago
Is death good or bad?
6 years ago
Continues with the question can you prove that there is a G-d?
6 years ago
Why be religious, What's in it for me?
Continues with the question can you prove that there is a G-d?
6 years ago
Why be religious,What's in it for me?
6 years ago
Happiness it's a conscious choice
6 years ago
Why do bad things happen to good people?
6 years ago
Is pain good or bad?
6 years ago
Is pain good or bad?
6 years ago
Mental pain and fear, and how should one cope with someone else's pain.
6 years ago
prayer its origin and its purpose.
6 years ago
PRAYER- P lease R espond A fter Y OU E xamine R equest. Understanding prayer.
6 years ago
thoughts on prayer on the High Holidays.
6 years ago
Why do babies have babies? and other thoughts.
6 years ago
intermarriage
6 years ago
money gift from G-d or distraction from Satan?
6 years ago
What is Heaven and why work to get there?
6 years ago
mourning connection to deceased, visiting mourner, reason for saying kaddish, tombstone.
6 years ago
Introduction, origin of marriage, knowing your spouse
6 years ago
Soul mate, B'sharte, not an accident, compromise
6 years ago
Dealing with ego, anger, and communication.
6 years ago
Marriage, being right, sex, money, illness, final thoughts.
6 years ago
Divorce, even the alter weeps! The challenges to both parties and especially the children.
6 years ago
Finding a mate, a "shidduch" why it's so important and why it's so difficult for some people. Some advice!
6 years ago
Tips on keeping a marriage strong and healthy, a masterpiece in progress!
6 years ago
Anger, Why the Rambam says that one should never get angry.
6 years ago
Arrogance, humility, G-d abhors anyone with an ego.
5 years ago
Fear fight, flight, Motivation, Innovation. Positive or negative? Connection to G-d and religion.
5 years ago
Jealousy connected to envy and desire. Jealousy the destruction that it can cause. The 10th commandment, "Thou shalt not covet."
5 years ago
Jealousy, coveting and desire. The ritual of the Sotah. The 10th commandment " thou shalt not covet."
5 years ago
Giving and receiving advice, secular and religious.
5 years ago
What are Mitzvot? Why do we need them?
5 years ago
The commandment to love your friend as your self.
5 years ago
Continuation of the command to love your neighbor as yourself.
5 years ago
Jewish names, what's in a name?
5 years ago
Why does G-d need angels? What do we learn?
5 years ago
Anti Antisemitism, who do they hate and why.
5 years ago
Understanding charity, why give, who do we give to, how much, how often.
5 years ago
Rambam's 8 levels of charity and more.
5 years ago
The four descriptions of someone who gives charity, mentioned in Pirke Avos, and some commentary.
5 years ago
The importance of smiling :-)
5 years ago
Converts, why convert, where do they come from, why are so beloved to Hashem?
5 years ago
How exercise and religion are similar to each other.
5 years ago
Food and how it effects our spirituality.
5 years ago
Understanding sleep and dreams as it relates to G-d and religion.
5 years ago
Friendship the most precious possession one can possess.
5 years ago
Blessings, the origin, who are we blessing, the power of a blessing.
5 years ago
Continues with how and what we thank G-d for.
5 years ago
Why do good things happen to bad people?
5 years ago
All experiences in life even those that are bitter are given to us to make us better,stronger, humbler, and more compassionate people.
5 years ago
Time the essence of life, how we use it and how we should use it.
5 years ago
Amein, picking up diamonds. The power and reward for saying this one word!
5 years ago
How Boredom can be both a positive and a negative trait. The importance of finding structure and excitement in everything we do.
5 years ago
The impact that impatience has had on the world since creation. The importance of patience in all facets of one's life.
5 years ago
The beauty and benefits of the Shabbos!
5 years ago
Truth, one of G-ds names. The creation of the world began and ended with "emet" truth. The importance and the benefits of telling the truth. Torah connections to the concept of truth. Story about truth.
5 years ago
Gossip, Lashon Harah, the history of it. The damage that it has done and that it does to the world. The power that it gives to Satan.
4 years ago
Why does the Torah bother to tell us stories? What do we learn from hearing stories?
4 years ago
Story written by me, A tale of two porters. Part 1, Boris.
4 years ago
Part two of "A Tale of two Porters" Berel, now attempts to pass the same three tests that Boris had failed and Boris watches!
4 years ago
My Story epilogue and overview.
4 years ago
Anne's story, "Fire." A story about lighting Shabbos candles and the light and understanding that it brought into our lives. It's not enough to thank G-d for all that He does for us, we are also obligated to tell others about His goodness!
4 years ago
The Race: When it comes to prayer, losing the race is much better than winning it!
4 years ago
Age, the contrast of how we look at age and aging through the secular world and through Torah.
4 years ago
Teachers, people in our lives and even before we are born that help us to learn and grow.
4 years ago
Nature, continuation on the topic of teachers. If G-d had not given us the Torah we still could have learned about Torah values from nature.
4 years ago
How to achieve excellence in all the arenas of your life.
4 years ago
Work is it a blessing or a Curse? Is it a necessity of life or is it a mitzvah?
4 years ago
Consistency the key to religion and life it makes everything easier on everyone!
4 years ago
Sin different levels and degrees of sin. Why did G-d put the ability to sin into the world?
4 years ago
Guilt, is it good or bad? Does it come from the side of good or evil?
4 years ago
Punishment, secular verses religious.
4 years ago
Apologizing, doing it right !! The does and don'ts. The three R's
4 years ago
Apologizing to G-d verses man!
4 years ago
Humility, the greatest trait of them all!
4 years ago
Choices, we are judged by our choices. Which one's serve G-d and which one's serve ourselves.
4 years ago
Who are you? Who defines who you are? Whom should you be?
4 years ago
Who are you? Who defines who you are? Whom should you be?
4 years ago
Genetics, physical and spiritual and how they effect us.
4 years ago
Is it better to have more or less?
4 years ago
Regrets, five regrets of the dying, by Bronnie Ware. How they match up to the Torah's perspective. Choose happiness not regret.
4 years ago
Affection, and how it plays such an important place in our lives. Not to be afraid of be loving to all those around us, especially our children.
4 years ago
2018- is it the year of the Messiah?
4 years ago
Action: Teshuvah we talk about it we think about it but do we actually do it? The power of one.
4 years ago
Nose; what does your nose have to so with spirituality?
4 years ago
Treasure; dealing with older parents.
4 years ago
Reboot: When everything seems to be out of wack, reboot!
4 years ago
Teamwork: the benefits and necessity of working together and helping others.
4 years ago
Truth: Should you always tell the truth?
4 years ago
How is the after effects of the holiday of Chanukah different that all other Jewish holidays?
3 years ago
Gematria of Chuf, number 20
3 years ago
My Thoughts visiting and being a mourner
2 years ago
The Omer; why do we count the Omer now and what do we accomplish by doing so?
2 years ago
The Evil Eye is it a superstition or is it a part of Judaism?
2 years ago
401k funding our spiritual investment account in Heaven
2 years ago
The coming of the Messiah, when will he come, how will he come, why do we want him to come etc.
2 years ago
What is Heaven and the World to Come? The seven Heavens and the seven chambers.
2 years ago
What is Earth and Hell. Different opinions on what hell really is.
2 years ago
Shalom Zachor, what is it? Is it a celebration or a consolation?
2 years ago
My thoughts on the fast of the 9th of Av.
2 years ago
The night before the circumcision, called Lel Shemurim, the night of vigil. Also a discussion of the 3 responses that the guests say at the circumcision, and their meaning.
2 years ago
What comes first, how do we decide what takes precedence in our decisions in life.
2 years ago
Honoring parents, why would we be commanded to honor our parents? Why would the command to do so be on the first set of tablets and not the second? Why is it that with honor the father precedes the mother and with fear the mother precedes the father?
2 years ago
Truth 2, a review of some facts of first lecture on truth and some amazing facts about truth and numbers.
2 years ago
Chp. 14 verses 1 - 20: The people cry in their tents because of the report of the spies. Moshe and Aaron fall on their faces and Calev and Yehoshua tear their clothing. God wants to destroy the nation but Moshe argues with God to at least not destroy them all at once since it would be a chilul Hashem. Moshe evokes the attributes from the 13 that were applicable in this situation. God answers that I will pardon them according to your words.
2 years ago
Continuation of the topic of Teshuvah, repentance, before the day of judgment.
2 years ago
Conclusion of My Thoughts on the topic of Teshuvah connected with the month of Elul.
2 years ago
Reflections on the Holidays, God has decided to give you a great year, the question is will you be able to see and appreciate the goodness. PERCEPTION
2 years ago
Why do we say 100 blessings daily? What is the origin of this command?
2 years ago
Can we question God, or must we accept everything on pure faith?
2 years ago
Circumcision its origin and reasons. Understanding all parts of the ritual.
2 years ago
152, Second lecture on Circumcision.
2 years ago
TMI, To much information, Rivkah, Korach, and Shaul
2 years ago
153 Blessing at Circumcision. Do we invite guests to a circumcision?
2 years ago
154 Grandparents. Prophecy, that the children will bring their parents back to Yiddishkiet. Examples from the Torah and Hagadah about Grandparents.
2 years ago
Jewish mothers in Torah and Mothers that were not Jewish.
2 years ago
156 Lion Tamer, all Bali Teshuvah have a ferocious lion that resides in their minds. Challenge of life to turn the lion into a pussycat and not allow it to attack and eat you up.
2 years ago
thoughts and meaning of the opening words of the Shema Yisrael. Instruction on what to think of and how to say the phrase.
2 years ago
158, lecture on the 1st paragraph of the Shema, V'Ahavta
2 years ago
159 The beginning of the 2nd paragraph of the Shema Yisrael
1 year ago
2nd lecture on the second paragraph of the Shema Yisrael.
1 year ago
161 Beginning of the 3rd paragraph of the Shema Yisrael, and the mitzvah of Tzitzis.
1 year ago
162 Shema Yisrael 6, the final lecture on the 3rd paragraph of the Shema and the Mitzvah of Tzitzis.
1 year ago
Thoughts on the mitzvah of Tefillin.
1 year ago
164 The second lecture on the mitzvah of Tefillin.
1 year ago
165, The Heart, on both a physical and spiritual level.
1 year ago
166 The Corona Virus... What if? How are we supposed to view this Virus. What are we to learn from it. Can it be positive in the end?
1 year ago
167 this is the 2nd lecture on the Corona Virus. WHAT DOES G-D WANT? Are shuls, are study halls are all closed, we are told to stay home. Where is our "CITY OF REFUGE" in this pandemic?
1 year ago
168 Corona Virus 3, My Thoughts on the Corona Virus and a thought on its connection to the holiday of Pesach.
1 year ago
169 Prayers for the Corona Virus, though we pray everyday, during this period of difficulty we should concentrate on certain prayer more than others. A discussion on those prayers.
1 year ago
170 Stories to help us grow from the Virus. Many times we learn the most from stories and so I've compiled a group of stories that I hope will help us to grow from this moment in history.
1 year ago
170, Paper clips and their function and significance. Story about the PAPER CLIP PROJECT.
1 year ago
172 After Lag B"Omer, 2/3rds of the counting of the Omer is over but we still have time to utilize the remaining days in a positive way, to help our bodies and our souls. This is even more important today in the midst of our pandemic.
1 year ago
173, Marriage verses Virus. Has the Corona Virus infected your marriage?
1 year ago
174, Reading other people correctly. Most of us are illiterate when it comes to reading others. We learn from the stories of Yosef and Yaakov, to read others and not transfer our thoughts to someone else.
1 year ago
175 Blessing Children. We bless our daughters with the blessing that they should be like the matriarchs. One would think that we would bless our sons with the names of the patriarchs. Why would we bless them to be like Efriam and Menashe?
1 year ago
176a Fail to Succeed. How are we to perceive failure in our lives. we must learn to use failure as an opportunity to grow.
1 year ago
176b, there was a power failure and this lecture was interrupted and then continued.
1 year ago
177 Forgiveness. Especially today with the pandemic and the social unrest that plagues our world it is even more important that we be able to forgive and even more so forget!
1 year ago
178 Worry. A lecture on worrying and how it can be detrimental to us physically mentally and spiritually.
1 year ago
179 Do we serve God Almighty out of Obligation or Privilege? Does it make a difference?
1 year ago
180 Reward, is there reward for a mitzvah in this world or is it all saved for our spiritual 401k in the next World. What exactly is this great reward that we are seeking in the next world?
1 year ago
181 Original Sin. Why did they sin with the Tree of Knowledge? How are we to understand how they could have sinned so quickly and grievously against God?
1 year ago
182 Original Sin 2. An analysis of Chava's sin before and after she ate from the Tree. Did man really sin, and why was he punished? How are we to understand the punishment of the Serpent? So is there such a thing as original sin, no everything that happens in the world is orchestrated by God Almighty. What we see again and again, is that everything that God does is for the best.
1 year ago
183 Driver or Passenger. Which are you? Do we all have to drive? Being a passenger. Learning how to Drive. Choosing a driver.
1 year ago
184 Peer Pressure 1: A lecture on positive and negative peer pressure with examples found in the books of the Torah.
1 year ago
185 Peer Pressure 2: The power of Peer Pressure even in the secular world. Parents and peer pressure. Why no commandment to love our parents only God?
1 year ago
186 Peer Pressure 3, discussion of positive and negative peer pressure.
1 year ago
187 Hypocrisy, as seen in both the secular and the spiritual arena.
1 year ago
188 Rosh Hashanah. Thoughts about the year, about prayer, about what our focus should be as we stand before God on this one of the holiest days of the year.
1 year ago
189 Only five more days. We are half way through the 10 days of repentance what should we be thinking about and preparing for?
1 year ago
190 A time of joy. A discussion as to why we don't eat our matza in a sukah. Also why is it that Sukot is referred to as a time of joy more so than the other festivals. Also how is it possible to go from the greatest time of trepidation to the greatest time of joy in 5 days?
1 year ago
191 A continuation on the joy of the holiday of Sukot, and the connection to the 8th day of Shemini Atzeras.
1 year ago
192 What Now. All the holidays are finished WHAT DO WE DO NOW? Where do we go from here?
1 year ago
193 Salt. The importance of salt not just in our physical lives but also in our spiritual lives. Little things can make a big difference!
1 year ago
194 Clothes, the importance of clothing. The history of clothing in the Torah.
1 year ago
195, The history and function of clothes in Judaism and life.
1 year ago
196 Colors and there place in life and Judaism.
1 year ago
197 Continuation of colors in the world and how they are viewed in Judaism.
1 year ago
198 Kippah. The kippah or Yarmulke, a head covering worn by Jews. The history stories from the Talmud. The connection to Christianity. Why women don't wear a Kippah. What does it signify?
1 year ago
199, How are we doing? A reflection on where the world is today, and where we are and or should be.
1 year ago
200 Are we really ready for Mashiach? Just like the Children of Israel, Moshe was able to take them out of Egypt, but he was not able to take Egypt out of the Jews. This state of facts still exist today. Many of us have made our connection to God and Judaism secondary to our allegiance to our host country. Where does our true allegiance rest?
1 year ago
201 Chanukah 2020. The holiday of lights, what are we celebrating? History repeating itself, Greek philosophy verses Democracy. Can Mashiach really come in the environment that we live in today?
1 year ago
1 year ago
203 Listening to God 2. What do we learn from the story of Yaakov, Esau, Yosef, and his brothers, that we can use in our lives today?
1 year ago
1 year ago
Chp.3 verses 23 - 25: Introduction, Moshe realizing that he is about to die and that the people have not prayed to God for him, he offers his own prayers to God in the hope that God will allow him to enter the land of Israel.
1 year ago
206, A tale of two women, a discussion on the relationship between Sawra and Hagar. Its significance in history and today. What can we learn from their story?
1 year ago
207 A tale of two women 2. A discussion about the relationship between Hagar, Yishmael, and Hagar. How are we to understand their relationship? Are we in the 5th exile, that of Yishmael?
11 months ago
208 Masks 1. Is there any benefit that we have spiritually by wearing a mask. Is wearing a Mask a positive or negative?
11 months ago
209 Masks 2. The advantages that we have from wearing a mask. The sin of Loshen Harah and the devastation that it can bring. There are things in life that are best kept masked!
11 months ago
My Thoughts 210, Purim, it is a time of the year when we need to turn the WE over and make it ME, think of others help others. Learn from Esther who was willing to put everything on the line for the safety and benefit of her people. Come with me on a journey through the Megillah and hopefully find some new and motivating information.
11 months ago
211 My Thoughts on Purim and how we understand the story and how it connects with our lives today.
10 months ago
212 Flowers and Birds. How we learn, how to attain and retain knowledge.
10 months ago
213 a two part lecture on the importance and and the necessity of laws, both secular and religious!
10 months ago
214 Laws 2. A continuation of a discussion of the importance of laws to Judaism and society at large.
10 months ago
215 The Last Passover. My thought on the possibility that this may well be the last Passover, a look at the past to better understand our future!
10 months ago
215 Searching for Chometz. Searching for the Chometz in our hearts so as to allow God to have a residence within our beings.
9 months ago
217 Blessing, an overview of the blessing of BOREH N'FAWSHOS and how we gain a new appreciation for our deficiencies and addictions.
9 months ago
My Thoughts 218 A verse in Torah, what we can learn from one simple verse in Torah!
9 months ago
219 Patience. The importance of patience. The price for impatience throughout the history of the world.
9 months ago
220 Crowns in Judaism, from the Giving of the Torah when the Jewish people said the words " we will do and we will listen." Until the crowning of the Messiah may he come quickly and in our time.
8 months ago
221 Moshe's Mission: A overview of Moshe from his birth through his bringing down the tablets from Mt. Sinai.
8 months ago
222 Moshe's Mission. An overview of all that Moshe had done for the Jewish Nation as their leader and all that he had taught us.
8 months ago
223 86,400: There are 86,400 seconds in a day, the question is what do we do with them, we can not bank them, they are finite, they must be used on the day itself.
8 months ago
224 Friends to the End: The importance of friendship to our lives in this world and the next. A story about our 3 friends!
7 months ago
225, Leaders 1. A thought on being a leader, examples from the Torah of and God and His servants. Lessons that we can all use in our lives today!
7 months ago
226 Leaders 2. More of the qualities that a Leader should possess. everyone is a leader somewhere, if only of themselves. In the end there is only one leader that we can turn to, God Almighty Himself. As it says, " By the word of God they traveled and by the word of God they camped." MASHIACH NOW!
7 months ago
227 Vision. A look at the spies and also the Binding of Yitzhok and how they relate to our vision of God and His commandments.
7 months ago
228 Reading versus Speaking to God. When you pray do you just look at the words or just recite them without any fore thought. Are you reading to God or are you Speaking to Him?
6 months ago
My Thoughts 229, The Three weeks, a thought about the 17th of Tamuz and the 9th of Av. In both historical perspective and current times.
6 months ago
230 The Loss of Family. A thought connected to the tragedy that occurred in Surfside Florida. A connection to laws of recovering a body from a building that collapses on the Shabbat. The connection to those especially children who have been buried under our secular society and how we should react to them.
6 months ago
Tisha B'Av the Ninth of the Hebrew month of Av. We the People, a thought on the state of the world today, the loss of the concept of WE, have we lost the art of Compromise. Hereditary traits!
6 months ago
232 Forgive or file: When someone hurts us do we forgive or do we just file it away and wait for them to err again FILE and then get even angrier then before. So how do we truly forgive?
6 months ago
233 Laughter in Judaism: Is there a place in Orthodox Judaism for laughter?
5 months ago
234 Havdalah. A discussion about the Havdalah service that we perform at the end of the Shabbat. Why do we include a braided candle, wine, and spices in our service?
5 months ago
235 Evil from Birth: A thought as to whether man is created evil or is it a connection to a previous life lived, and he is here to correct his misdeeds?
5 months ago
A thought on the month of Elul. The story about the King in the field. Bilaam and the Jews who left Egypt.
3 months ago
239 After having Covid, some of my personal thoughts about my experiences during my bout with Covid.
3 months ago
240 Nothing is an accident. A snapshot of Torah and how the events in the lives of our ancestors were not random, Nothing is an Accident! A great lesson for us in our lives.
2 months ago
242 My thoughts Imitation. Does God want us to imitate Him or are we free to innovate?
2 months ago
243 Yitzhok as a Parent. What do we learn from Yitzhok and his approach to parenting with his sons, especially Esau.
2 months ago
243 My Thoughts Yitzhok as a parent. Examining how Yitzkhok dealt with two totally different sons and the results of his efforts.
2 months ago
244 Wells in the Torah, there meaning and significance and the connection between water and Torah
2 months ago
245 Jacobs Ladder. A thought on the vision of the angels going up and coming down a ladder, why not stairs? A breakdown of the word LADDER in Hebrew and the Gematrious, the numerical values of words connected to our theme.
1 month ago
246 Yaakov's Fear and Anxiety. Yaakov was about to meet with his brother Esau who was coming with 400 men. Even though God had promised to protect him yet he still entertained FEAR and ANXIETY, but why?
1 month ago
My Thoughts 247 Make it Happen. Don't wait for success to come to you, Make it happen!
1 month ago
248 The Jewish Calendar, its importance in our Jewish lives. A discussion of the 4 New Years. The difference between the solar and lunar year.
1 month ago
249 My Thoughts Yosef: A look at how the beginning and end of the Book of Genesis are connected with the lives of Yosef and Awdam compared to each other. Also the Gematria of the the numbers 17, 22, and 39.
4 weeks ago
250 Home versus Work: The challenges of working from home versus working from an office. Gaining an appreciation for a STAY AT HOME MOM!
3 weeks ago
251 Burial versus Cremation: A thought about the benefits of Burial over Cremation, over and above the fact that Burial is a positive commandment from the Torah.
2 weeks ago
252 Sibling Rivalry, a challenge that began with the first two brothers and has continued all through history even until today. A look at words such as ACHIM, brothers or RAYACHAH, your friend tell us a great deal about this relationship with our sibling!
1 week ago
253 How to Kill your Wife, ( with Kindness). A thought on married life and how to deal with all the challenges that it creates. Also a look at intimacy in marriage.
5 months ago
4 months ago
238 The Priestly Blessing 2. A deeper look at the Priestly Blessing, word by word
2 days ago
254, A Positive Lesson from Covid 19. A look at the connection between Covid 19 and Kavod 19 # of the Hebrew word AHCHI, brother. A discussion on how the two ideas connect.