Discover your next self
Sometimes we do good. Sometimes we do the opposite. And sometimes we’re not even sure if what we did was right at all. The Torah teaches: 1. A sin offering for a certain sin costs just 1/6th of a selah. 2. But a guilt offering for a doubtful sin must be two full selahs. Strange, […]
Sometimes abuse doesn’t look like cruelty. It looks like zeal for holiness. The Misnagdim thought they were protecting Torah (the Hebrew bible) in the 1770’s. They banned, shamed, and even reported Chassidim to governments. From their side — it was ‘defense’. From the Chassidim’s side — it was heartbreak. To be attacked by your own […]
And they think: “Wait… how can G-d, infinite and perfect, need me?” But this isn’t about weakness. It’s about desire. G-d desires connection with you. Not sometimes. Not when you’re perfect. But for eternity. He created the world for relationship. And a real relationship means both sides matter. So when you show up, in gratitude, […]
How will the Messianic Era actually begin? The Lubavitcher Rebbe didn’t leave that question in the air. He spoke about it often, with unusual urgency. He explained that Geulah (redemption) isn’t a sudden switch, it’s a process. A chain of small awakenings that begin inside us: More Torah study, deeper awareness of G-d’s presence, stronger […]
Sometimes awe doesn’t begin with joy. It begins with missing. When you feel the sadness of distance from G-d, it shows your heart is still alive, still reaching. Sadness can sink you into despair… but when it’s about missing G-d, it flips into longing. And longing is a raw material of awe. Because awe isn’t […]
Chassidus gives a radical answer: Because repair gives us a deeper knowledge of Him. Here’s how : 1. Without ego If we only received light (revealed kindness), we’d know G-d like a child knows a parent, beautiful, but shallow. 2. With ego Ego creates distance, mistakes, even evil. But when ego is repaired, our knowledge […]
Chassidus says: Just being created already means disconnect. Why? Because to be “something” (yesh) is to feel apart from G-d. It’s built into existence. That’s why our soul yearns for connection. The deepest missing is… missing G-d. But here’s the paradox: If we were fully united, we’d vanish. No choice. No love. No awe. So […]
Spirituality is about using our mind. Some truths are too vast for logic. Here are 6 of them: 1. Creation from Nothing We can imagine something from something. But how existence comes from nothing? Only faith can hold that truth. 2. G-d’s Infinite Essence Infinity as “endless numbers” we get. But the true endless light, […]
Sounds strange, right? But here’s why: Human knowledge is always limited. We use words, logic, comparisons. But G-d is infinite, beyond all boxes. So the closer we get, the more we realize: “I can’t fully grasp Him.” That’s not failure. That’s true knowing. And yet, G-d gives us moments we can feel. A flash of […]