Chassidut
The Secret of the West
The Lubavitcher Rebbe coined the word Ufaratzta (“and you shall spread/burst forth”) as the slogan of Chassidut in our time. Ufaratzta is part of the
Messianic Fear
On the surface, at the conscious level, a person’s energies are measured and limited and he has to take advantage of them to the best
Boots on the Ground
When Rabbi Yehoshua Ben Levi asked the Mashiach when he would be coming, the Mashiach answered, “Today!” Rabbi Yehoshua Ben Levi understood the words of
A Whole Heart
Chassidut discusses three levels of teshuvah (return to God) – one higher than the next: The first level is a change to a lifestyle of
Baseless Love?
During the days of mourning for the Temple, we must rectify the reason for the destruction. Our sages teach that the destruction of the Temple
The Plague of Promiscuity: What is its Mess...
One of the most painful banes of our generation is promiscuity. The world around us is a permissive world. It seems that all the barriers
Marriage: The Litmus Test
The Shulchan Aruch, the most famous Code of Jewish Law written by Rabbi Yosef Caro in the 16th century is divided into four parts, with
Serving God in our Generations / Rectifying...
Redefining What You Are (the following is a translation of Rabbi Ginsburgh's seminal article titled, "Perek Be'avodat Hashem," which literally means, "A Lesson in Serving
Serving God in Each Dimension
The Ba’al Shem Tov teaches that reality is comprised of three dimensions: Worlds, Souls, and Divinity. We have to be present in each dimension and
Naso: The Mitzvah of Confession
“A man or a woman if they commit of all the sins of a person, to transgress a transgression against G-od, and that soul shall