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Jul 16, 2026, 5:10 AM

In God We Trust (Devarim 5786)

Like me, one of my childhood rabbis, Rob Dobrusin, is a baseball fan. In addition to teaching me Torah as a young person, he also taught me to appreciate the writing of Bart Giamatti, the late Commissioner of the...

Andy Blumenthal

Jul 12, 2026, 5:25 AM

There Is Still Time Today to Make Yesterday Jealous

It was an ordinary ride that delivered an extraordinary idea. Earlier this week, in Washington, D.C., I stepped into an Uber driven by a retired gentleman with a calm demeanor. Soft religious music played in the background. He greeted me...

Jul 11, 2026, 12:35 AM

How Not to Crumble before Giants

The message of the meraglim to American Jewry today

Jul 10, 2026, 8:03 AM

The spiritual question around aliyah

The tribes of Gad and Reuven had large flocks. Seeing the rich grazing land east of the Jordan, in this week's Parsha, they asked Moshe for permission to settle there instead of in the Promised Land. They pledged to...

Jul 9, 2026, 9:41 PM

Why does your life become emotionally challenged when you focus on what is wrong?

Modern life trains you to notice problems, pressure and negativity all day long. This leads you to frustration and emotional exhaustion. G-d created you to enjoy life! Torah teaches you that your eyes and heart should notice all the good in the world. This begins with you appreciating...

Jul 7, 2026, 1:11 PM

My First Year in Israel: How’d I get here?

July 8, 2025, my daughter and family greet me at Ben-Gurion Airport.

I’m coming up to my one-year Aliyah anniversary, and I have nothing profound to say. Sure, I’m happy here. After all, I’m among my Jewish brothers and sisters, living the Zionist dream—in Jerusalem, mind you. Kosher food everywhere. Torah...

Jul 2, 2026, 8:41 PM

The more you focus on growth rather than perfection, the calmer and happier you become!

Are you carrying around feelings of disappointment and failure? You may be replaying your mistakes over and over again in your mind. You wonder: Why did I fail? Why am I struggling? Why am I not where I hoped to be? But Torah gives you a much...

Jun 30, 2026, 6:26 PM

You do not need to carry the emotional weight of the entire world

Sometimes, you may feel emotionally drained. At these times, your mind cannot rest. You constantly absorb: news, stress, pressure, conflict and the expectations of others. The modern world trains you to tune into world events every moment of the day: Emails, websites, apps … But living this way slowly exhausts your soul. “Be...

Susannah Schild

Jun 29, 2026, 3:23 PM

The geography of the Jewish soul

For these summer travelers, even America's grandest vistas can not rival the one place in the world 'upon which God's eyes are fixed'

Jun 26, 2026, 6:36 PM

The Hardest Word to Hear (Balak, Covenant & Conversation)

The story of Bilaam, the pagan prophet, begins with a bewildering set of non-sequiturs. It involves a sequence of events that seems to have no logic. First, the background. The Israelites are approaching the end of their forty years in...

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