good & evil
It’s Harder to See the Good in a Bad ...
“Good in bad” (טוב ברע) = “bad in good” (רע בטוב) equals 289 = “good” (טוב ,17) squared. The phrases “good in bad” (טוב ברע) and
Perfect Vision
Each month of the year is associated with a sense. The sense of the month of Tamuz is sight. The month of Tamuz is the
The First Ten Questions
Questions come from doubt. Doubt comes from sin. Sin comes from illusion. The Torah was given to save us from false illusions. Illusion is in
Life After Death
There are three levels of life: Living a healthy life in this world; life after spiritual death (sin); life after physical death. To live a
The Heart and Mind of Dealing with Enemies
There are three ways to deal with enemies: surrender, fight, or make peace by neutralizing the root of their animosity. The Ba'al Shem Tov told it
From Afar God Appears to Me
In one verse King David says: “I place God before me always” (“שויתי הוי’ לנגדי תמיד”). But in another he says: “My sin is before
The Unhappy Tzadik
I would like to be a true tzadik (consummately righteous), but I’m not. Is it because I don’t want enough, or is there some other
Rectifiying Edom and Ishmael
The two great exiles of the Jewish People in our days: Edom (אדום, 51) and Ishmael (ישמעאל, 451) equal 502 = “Cursed be Haman” (ארור
Snake Spine
In the Torah there are many applications to the “law of similars.” One of them is that in order to kill a snake you must
Preventive Love
Loving a rasha does not mean to condone his evil deeds. If you love his soul you’ll do everything possible to prevent him from doing
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