structure of the soul
A Letter for Rosh Hashanah 5778 from Harav...
Erev Rosh Hashanah 5778 A Letter for Rosh Hashanah 5778 from Harav Yitzchak Ginsburgh As the new year approaches, we send everyone, wherever you
Uniting the Four Elements in the Soul
The two elements of fire and water unite in the Temple. The two elements of air and earth unite in the Land of Israel. In
Kabbalah and the Art of Tying Your Shoelace...
First put on your right shoe, then your left shoe, then bind your left shoe, and finally bind your right shoe. That's the way Jews
…to Everything
Our origin is in the Divine nothing. Our goal is to understand everything, as it says, "Those that seek God shall understand everything." We come
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
Elisha's Chaotic Sleep
Elisha Ben Avuya was dubbed Acher, "other," because he left the side of Torah (the side of faith) and went to the "other side" (the
Miscellaneous Tweets, Part 2
Meditative prayer lifts us up and out of our mundane reality. The early chasidim would meditate an hour, pray an hour, then meditate an additional
The Meaning of Life
18 = chai (chet-yud, 8-10), life. The triangle of 8 = 36 (all numbers from 1 to 8) and of 10 = 55, together =
The Living One and the Single One
The two transcendent levels of the soul are the "living one," 23, and the "single one," 37. 23 and 37 are the golden division of
Rebuilding our Inner and Outer Worlds
The Temple Mount's Western Wall is called the Wailing Wall because people come to pray there and cry. In the future every tear will rejoice.