Awakening to the Goal of Your Soul Kirk Douglas, the actor, once told me that when people compliment him on a performance, they often tell him how great he was at losing himself in the part. “You just became Vincent Van Gogh! You were so wonderful.” And he answers, “No, …
Torah teaches that no character trait is absolutely negative, everything has a role. All we have to do is look at each trait with an open mind and determine its pluses and the minuses. When it comes to pride there is an aspect of it that comes from the godly …
Listen as Rabbi Aaron explains the symbolism of the many symbols which appear throughout the Passover Seder.
What does love have to do with the story of the Jews’ exodus from Egypt? Listen to find out.
Passover celebrates the getting out of Egypt as an event greater than just a political emancipation of the Jewish people. It was a spiritual transformation. The Jews were not only physically enslaved but also spiritually enmeshed in Egyptian culture. Egypt was the epitome of egotism and haughtiness. But in truth …
Henny Youngman, the comedian, once said, “I tried being an atheist, but I gave it up. There were no holidays.” A holiday is referred to in Hebrew as a Moed. This actually means a date or a meeting. In other words, a holiday is a date with God. Why would …
When you achieve the Garden of Eden mindset you cannot but feel the ecstasy of being whole in One.
How can you know when prideful thoughts are coming from your ego or your soul? Many times a person feels self-confident and passionately driven to accomplish great things and initially this all appears to be just inflated ego but after clarification it may be that her strength of mind and …
