good & evil
Q&A: How to Conquer Evil
Q: If we don’t fight against evil, how will it be conquered? A: A small amount of light naturally repels much darkness.
Parashat Terumah: Experiencing Miracles
In the desert Tabernacle (and later, in the Temple in Jerusalem) three levels of miracle occurred daily, representing the unification between the supernatural and the
The Adar Alef Service of Contracted Conscio...
Rabbi Ginsburgh teaches how to apply Rebbe Elimelech's Tzetl Koton to rectify bad character traits associated with the contracted consciousness of the month
It's Harder to See the Good in a Bad Person...
"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