Connection is what helps ease loneliness. Ways to connect: Be compassionate to yourself and others. Show understanding by listening actively. Spread kindness through small, everyday actions. Remember, connection...
"Nasata v'natata b'emunah?" – Did you do business honestly and faithfully? But here's the twist: Every soul you've interacted with gets to answer this question about YOU. What if someone says you weren't fair or...
The Talmud says that one of the questions we're asked after our lives is if we hoped for redemption—the coming of Mashiach. But what does that really mean? It's not just about wishing for a better world. At its core...
They don't know how to handle failure. For years, my fear of failing held me back. My compassion for others was strong, but my self-compassion was weak. Here's what changed everything for me: → Learning to enjoy...
Healthy work cultures speak openly with people, not secretly about them. If someone points out another person's flaws without aiming to help them grow, they're spreading distrust and isolating teammates. Real feedback...
Important Note: I use metaphors like "Tohu" (chaos), "vessels" (our inner selves), and "light" (divine kindness, metaphor for desire to be perceived) from Jewish and Kabbalistic teachings. These are personal...
Anyone have thoughts on this idea? For resurrection of the dead to happen, It requires the soul/body to repair its broken relationships with itself and others I heard a thought, that when the kohen gadol passes away ...
and self centeredness from Torah. Tzvi Hirsch of Nadvorna, in Tzemach Hashem LeTzvi, explains that an idol isn't just a statue or object—it's the energy of people pleasing. Rabbi YY Jacobson puts it like this: an idol...
Story from Rabbi YY that teaches how being alone can make us kinder. The Chernobyl Maggid was in jail, he was involved in pidyan shevuin for a lot of his life, he was experiencing difficult feelings about being in...
Hey, have you ever caught yourself bending over backwards to keep the peace, even at your own expense? If yes, you might be dealing with the fawn response. This often-overlooked reaction to stress and conflict...
Hey there, ever caught yourself agreeing to something just to keep the peace? Or maybe you've found yourself going out of your way to make sure everyone else is happy, even when it's exhausting? If so, you might be...
Author: Binyamin Rutstein
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