Why do certain people get under our skin more than others? Why do we sometimes meet someone and feel as though we have known them forever? Why does a particular song reach somewhere inside us that words cannot? And why do so many of us have moments when we wonder whether there is more to our lives than ...
As the Jewish New Year approaches, I find myself thinking differently about what it means to begin again. A little over two months ago, I was struck by a car while crossing the street. In seconds, ordinary life changed. I suffered several broken bones in my hand, a dislocated finger, and ...
Life is a journey filled with twists and turns. Sometimes the road is smooth and predictable. Other times it takes us somewhere we never expected to go. We make plans, work hard, and try to do the right thing, and then suddenly life changes in an instant. Recently, I experienced one of those ...
The most successful people in the world are those who know how to react to change. When something bad happens, they refuse to use the word “problem,” choosing “opportunity” instead. Crisis is defined as “a turning point, when an important change takes place.” One can choose to ...
People ask me, “what do rabbis do all day?” I ask them, “what don’t rabbis do all day.” As you can imagine, being a Chabad rabbi we are called upon everyday by people of all walks of life, from those that we know, and those that we don’t know, yet. In my private conversations with various ...