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The Best Advice Part 2

What advice would you give others? Listen!!!

The Best Advice

What advice would you give the next generation for success in life? Listen!!!

The Advantages of Trusting in God

What difference does it make if you trust in God or not? Listen!!!

Red Strings and other Superstitions

Many people wear red strings as a lucky charm or to ward off the evil eye. If a person truly believes in God do they need a charm? Listen!!!

Dealing with our Troubles

Judaism gives us the tools to deals with our troubles in the most positive way possibles. This is the secret of our survival. Listen!!!

Spiritual Hygeine

Hygiene is something we try our best to practice but how about spiritual hygiene? Listen!!!

Developing Character

Perfecting our traits is the mission of our lives. Listen!!!

Who is a Tzaddick (Righteous Individual)?

Who is a tzaddick? Listen to some interesting definitions!!!

Keeping Away From Lies

Lies and cheating are anathema to G-d and the soul. Listen

The Symolism of the Desert Years

Everyone knows that the Jewish People had to wander around the Sinai Desert for 40 Years, what does this symbolize? Listen!!!

Pride - One of the Worst Traits

Pride is one of the worst traits that a person mus divest from. Listen!!!

Pride Comes Before a Fall

Ego, pride, honor-seeking some of the biggest disasters for human beings. Listen!!

The Evil Eye

There are many superstitions and misconceptions about the evil eye. Listen 

Jews of Arab Lands The Unknown Story

Very few people know that in 1948 approximately 600,000 Jewish refugees from Arab lands had to leave all their houses and property behind in the Arab lands they had lived and moved destitute to Israel.

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Quick Spiritual Fixes Don't Work

We have all felt spiritual highs at some point in our lives, we have been artificially inspired but the feeling of exhilaration does not last. What does last? 

Spiritually Clean

The corollary of hygiene is spiritual cleanliness. Listen!!!

The Key to Improving Character

A very simple method to improve one's character, Listen!!!

The Benefits of Good Speech

There are tons of benefits to positive speech. Listen!!!

Can You Keep a Secret?

Can you keep a secret? Confidentiality. Listen!!!

The Different Kinds of Prohibited Speech

We all like juicy gossip. What is the Jewish take? Listen!!!

The importance of communication

All our relationships are based on communication.

Kind Speech

Yes, even one's speech can be kind or unkind. Listen!!!

Speech in the Bible

How does the Bible (Torah) view speech. Listen!!!

The Power of Speech

The words we say have tremendous power!!! Listen

Understanding The Levels of Sin

In order to properly repent a person must understand the severity of what they have done. Listen!!! 

Spiritual Cleanliness

Spiritual cleanliness is one of the most challenging levels in spiritual growth. Listen!!!

Living Morally in an Immoral World

We are living in a world of moral relativism where there is no bedrock or anchor or absolute morality that people can agree on. The Torah provides us with standards that are hard but make sense and are workable.

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Freewill

Mankind is the only one of God's creations to have the ability to choose  behavior and destiny. Our choices have major repercussion both in this world and the next. Listen!!

Staying clean from other desires

Controlling and staying clean from other desires. Listen!!!

Building Personality one Good Habit at a Time

One of the best techniques for self-improvement or raising children is forming and maintaining good habits. Listen!!!

The Jewish Mission in the World

What is the Jewish Mission in the World? Listen!!!

Acquiring the trait of Alacrity for Good Deeds

How do we motivate ourselves to do good? Find out!!

Purifying One's Thoughts and Actions Part 1

How can we live on a high spiritual plane? Listen to Rabbi Moshe Chayim Luzatto explain in The Path of the Just.

Purifying Ones' Thoughts and Actions Part 2

How can we live on a high spiritual plane listen to Rabbi Moshe Chayim Luzatto explain in The Path of the Just.

A Light to the Nations

The prophet Isaiah coined this term and the UN followed through by placing his famous quote on the Isaiah wall outside their New York headquarters: The LORD will mediate between nations and will settle international disputes. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, nor train for war anymore.

Avoiding the Rat Race

If you live in the North East you will know what a Rat Race is how can we avoid being swept up by it and being distracted from our purpose in life. Listen!!!

The Purpose of Torah and Mitzvot

Why be Jewish? Why Learn Torah? Why perform God's commandments? What is in it for me? Listen!!!

Small Character Flaws

Fixing our Character Traits is one of the main purposes of our lives says the Gaon of Vilna. Nearly everyone has some small or large flaws to fix. Listen!!!

Don't Worry - Trust in God

Easy to say "Don't Worry -Trust in God". The key to a happy life is trust and dependence on Divine providence and help. Listen!!!

The Inner Consciousness

Most people are not in tune with their inner consciousness, not even aware that it exists but it contains the ability to connect with the Divine. Listen!!!

Teaching Children Belief in God

Don't think that children will believe in God on their own. We are living in a godless society although God is still on the dollar bill and the president of either party regularly says God bless America. How do we transform lip service into real belief? Listen!!!

Why Were the Temples in Jerusalem Destroyed?

The Jewish Temple in Jerusalem served as the epicenter of spirituality in the world and the connection between the lower and upper dimensions. If a person was seeking God all he/she had to do was go to the temple and receive revelation.

King Solomon (King David's son) built the first temple in Jerusalem in 832 BCE and Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon had it destroyed in 422 BCE. Ezra and Nechemiah built the second temple in 516 BCE the Roman general Titus destroyed it in 68 CE why? Listen!!!!

Repentance - Teshuvah

Only God is perfect and above sin. Human beings are torn between their physical desires and spiritual yearnings. Our Creator gave us the ability to repent for our wrongdoings and erase them and even make them into merits. Listen!!!

Bagels & Lox Religion Stemming Our Losses

Teaching a watered down bagels and lox gastronomic and cultural Judaism will not stem the losses of our best and brightest to cults and the allure of foreign religions. We need to teach the beauty of our religion and the purpose of life. Listen!!!

Making Mockery of Serious Issues is Dangerous

Making Mockery of Serious Issues is Dangerous-Listen!!!

Intro to the Talmud

If you are or are interested in learning Talmud, here are 21 parts of the Talmud as explained by Rabbi Shmuel Hanagid  about 800 years ago. Listen!!!

Rule of the Talmud

If you are or are interested in learning Talmud, here are 21 parts of the Talmud as explained by Rabbi Shmuel Hanagid  about 800 years ago. Listen!!!

Do we have a mission in this world -What is it?

We all have a mission in this world, Listen!!!

Finding the Creator - The Wonders of the Human Body

King David states in Psalms "From my flesh I will see G-d..." Listen!!!

Motivating Oneself to do Good Part 2

It is hard to motivate oneself to do good, here are some tools to help. Listen!!!