LIVING WITH PURPOSE

The survival of the Jewish people has got to be one of the greatest miracles in history. So many throughout the ages have risen and attempted to destroy us, yet our people have not only endured the onslaught but have become stronger and even thrived as a result. This Friday night, millions of our brothers and sisters throughout the world will gather around the Seder Tables - as our ancestors have done for thousands of years - to transmit this remarkable story to the next gene

Human beings crave for balance in their lives. Societies are healthy and sustainable only when it’s components are in their correct proportions. Imbalances can cause stress and are sometimes cause for great concern. We are all aware of many great imbalances in our world today which are even more accentuated as a result of the digital and social media age in which we live. There is one imbalance which I feel should be one of greatest causes for concern. I’m referring to the im

How many Jews have been lost to our people? Think about the ten lost tribes. What about the Babylonian exile? How many of them assimilated? What about the two thousand years of our current exile? All in all the numbers must be staggering... Perhaps even as many as “the stars of the heaven”. How does G-d feel about his children who are lost? So lost, they are not even aware of who they really are. But the real question is: Will they ever come back? As a young yeshiva student s

Are human beings naturally inclined to living alone or to being part of a community? Do we seek to belong to something beyond ourselves? This week’s Torah reading begins with with the words “And Moses assembled... the children of Israel”. Moses achieved something unique by creating a united community representing millions of Jews. Not an easy task by anyone’s estimation. How did Moses do it? What is the secret formula to uniting such a multitude of individuals? In order to an