A good year (Shana Tova) comes about first from understanding the previous year’s shortcomings. We then go through a time of introspection. In general, human society is starting to realize that a good life is further and further out of…
Before overviewing the holiday cycle during the month of Tishrei, it is important to understand that the Jewish holidays are not a celebration of specific historic events that an isolated group of people experienced, which is irrelevant to humanity and…
Before discussing the importance of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, it is important to understand that the Jewish holidays are not the tradition of one particular nation or people. They are rather symbols of unique spiritual states where we attain…
A new desire is emerging in humanity today. It is appearing in more and more people, but only as a seed of a desire, not a fully clarified one. What is this desire for? It is a tiny spark of…
Finally in this dull, secluded village to find him gone. In the ramshackle hut by the fire sat true. He had never seen a more old and ugly women. – You – Really? Old, wrinkled hag nodded solemnly. – Tell…
Effectively managing individualized instruction is indeed a problem in modern education. Nonetheless, we have to check what suits the children’s characteristics. There are many instances of dividing the students into classes according to topics, but it is usually when they…
The attraction to gambling stems from a strong feeling of lacking connection with fate. What is a lack of connection with fate? It is a lack of a harmonious connection between people and nature, or to a pathway to such…
We discover our true self from within what Kabbalah calls the “point in the heart,” a tiny desire within us that attracts us upward to another realm beyond this world. Today, we live in an era where people despair more…