Probably the question most frequently asked by human beings is, “Why me?” If someone breaks a leg while driving recklessly, he may be in severe physical pain, but he is not psychologically tormented.… Read more
Abraham J. Twerski
Why Is It So Hard to Change? The Six Obstacles to Teshuvah
“Of course a person should do teshuvah, but I am a bit puzzled. I observe Shabbos, I keep kosher and taharas hamishpachah. I daven every day, I attend a Daf Yomi shiur and I am honest in my business… Read more
Out of a Job? Don’t Give Up! The Power of Positive Thinking
Losing the ability to support one’s family is one of the greatest stresses one can experience. However, one who lost his job must be careful to avoid complicating matters by succumbing to despair or… Read more
Securing Your Home in an Insecure World
When I was growing up, I don’t recall hearing anything about drugs or adolescent suicide, which is now the third-leading cause of death in that age group. Today, every remnant of modesty has… Read more
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Frum and Fit: Are We Fulfilling Our Torah Obligation to Take Care of Our Bodies?
Coming from the holiday commemorating our receiving of the…
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Linking Ruth to Bereishit
By Yehuda Berenson In 1616, Rabbi Joel…
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Relating Pirkei Avot to Modern Times
Relevance: Pirkei Avos for the Twenty-First Century By Rabbi Dan…
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The Starbucks Talmud
The ArtScroll Digital Library Schottenstein Talmud App, Version…
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First Impressions of the Koren Talmud
Koren Talmud Bavli By Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Koren…
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Helen Nash’s New Kosher Cuisine: Healthy, Simple & Stylish/The Bais Yaakov Cookbook/Temptations/Dash
Helen Nash’s New Kosher Cuisine: Healthy, Simple &…
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The Yom Kippur War : An American Volunteer Remembers
By Irwin H. Krasna It was Yom Kippur, October 6th, 1973,…
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Is Orthodoxy Unhealthy?
About a decade ago, a short time after I arrived in Oak Park,…
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The Courage to Serve: A Chareidi Woman in the IDF
By Fayga Marks Photo: Israel Sun An eight-year-old girl,…
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Please Put the Women Back In
I am an artist. Dealing with images is my stock and trade, and I…
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Life As a Happy Single Person
I bought couches. They are beige, with button detail on the sides…
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Touching Our Teens’ Neshamos
A quarter of students who come to college as Orthodox Jews…
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Confessions of a Kosher Organic Junkie
By Rachel Wizenfeld Melding my Berkeley organic roots with…
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Rising to the Occasion: Reviving the Practice of Standing up to Honor One’s Parents
“In the period that will precede the coming of Mashiach . . .…
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The Social Media Revolution: What Does It Mean for Our Children?
Shlomo Hamelech teaches us that there is nothing new under…
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