Discover your next self
Many people say “everyone is greedy” as if it’s just a fact. But that statement often hides something. It quietly removes responsibility from the people with the most power. Because if everyone is greedy, then no one has to examine how much they take, how they make decisions, or how their choices affect others. It […]
does not hear “feelings” the way a healthy person does. They hear it as a threat. Because in their mindset, relationships are about control, not connection. So when someone starts talking about feelings, they don’t see it as honesty or vulnerability. They see it as a tactic. They assume: “You’re trying to soften me so […]
about building a synagogue show that people need more than just the right ideas to feel the Creator’s presence. The Creator is everywhere, but we are not aware everywhere, and our felt awareness changes throughout the day. Our nervous systems get pulled into distraction and daily stress, so we need physical places that help us […]
as the leader of the generation, then who do they accept? After Moses, leadership didn’t disappear. It’s the rabbi whose teachings are guiding the most Jewish people toward real relationship with the Creator. I think the Lubavitcher Rebbe is the leader of the generation, his teachings, published through 70,000+ pages, still guide people today, just […]
will not just believe that the Creator exists. They will live with a felt sense that their life matters to the Creator, and that their personality matters too. Not just whether they technically did the right thing. But how they love, how they repair, how they speak, how they choose, how they return, and what […]
that when a city is under siege, it should not be surrounded from all four sides. One side must be left open, so people can escape and save their lives. This applies even when restricting resources during a siege. When people have a way out, there is less desperation, less destruction, and a greater chance […]
is not just the rabbi with the biggest name, the most institutions, or the most admiration. It is the rabbi whose teachings actually help the most Jewish people do teshuva, return to the Creator, and build a real life of Torah, mitzvos, and responsibility. If a leader of a generation is supposed to help the […]
constant goodness. That does not change. But creation was built with structure. If you don’t relate to the source of your life in a healthy way, your experience of life changes. Reward and punishment is not something that only happens later. It’s the life you end up feeling. If you lie, avoid, people-please or betray […]
A leader who takes ideas about the Creator and makes them real enough to change how people think and act. There is also a Moses inside you. The part of your personality that can keep bringing your mind back to what’s true, even when you feel nothing. Based on a teaching of the Alter Rebbe. […]