The Torah portion of Chayei Sarah opens with a verse that raises a profound question: “Abraham was old, advanced in years, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things" (Genesis 24:1). Was Abraham truly blessed in all things? After all,…
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life. It has revolutionized the way we think about G -d the human soul, the world and our place in it. Tanya/Iggeres…
This week, I have walked hand in hand with Sorrow and Suffering through an unexpected loss. These are not the companions I would have chosen. They have guided me on pathways I would rather not have tread. I begged God…
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D., in El Cajon, California It is easy to become so absorbed in our own responsibilities that we overlook opportunities to help others. Do we make time for someone who is lonely? Listen patiently to a struggling…
We now face two very different strategies. The first is to conform to the culture in a way that makes the faith appealingly “relevant.” The second is to go deeper into the faith, accepting that the Church will always be…
An angel of Hashem called to him from Heaven and said, “Avraham, Avraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” And he said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the lad nor do anything to him for now I know…
October 25, 2026 by David and Robin Watters God’s Leadership Pattern for Men Key Verse: “The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.” — Genesis 2:15 Personal ReflectionYesterday we saw that God’s…
October 25, 2026 by David and Robin Watters God’s Pattern for LeadershipGenesis 1 opens with a world that is formless and void — chaotic, unordered, uninhabitable. God’s first act of leadership is to bring order out of chaos. Unity at the Top Creates Unity…
In the new book After the Davening, which presents the teachings of my rebbe, Rabbi Michel Twerski Shlita, he offers a searching way to measure whether we are living the Torah we profess. The Torah makes a related point in…
It is urgent, now as ever, that Catholics pray diligently and assiduously (says Our Lady of Fatima to the children) to not only survive, but to beg God to communicate an exponential increase of all the virtues and gifts. And…
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