Miracles are not just events. They are also reflections of what people are able to feel. – Based on a Midrash. A relationship with the Creator begins with awe. Awe is a blend of sadness, fear, and wonder. It is the feeling that something greater than you is real, present, and involved in your life. […]
Having an opinion does not mean you are in relationship with anyone. Survival mode can still have a lot of opinions. It can judge quickly. It can explain a lot. It can argue with confidence. It can sound engaged. But that is not the same as relationship. Relationship begins when curiosity begins. Curiosity means I […]
Your nervous system is always attaching to something. It has to. If it’s not attached to awareness of the infinite Creator, it will attach to whatever feels strongest: fear control ego loops distraction love of money “If everything that exists were dependent on something else for existence, nothing would ever exist.” — based on a […]
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 […]