What principles do you stand for? Just last week, we read the Torah’s account of Shimon and Levi’s principled stand on behalf of their sister

Upholding Torah values is far more complex than one might think. Values are articulated in the Torah in two forms. There are commandments and prohibitions,

Everyone has their favorite Chabad story. Here is mine. A friend once approached a Chabad shaliach (emissary) who would stand at the entrance to the

There are events and moments that force us to reconsider our fundamental assumptions and relationships. This is true of the tsunami of antisemitism that has

The famed kabbalist, Rav Yitzchak Luria, the Arizal, taught that before praying we should formally commit to the mitzvah of loving one’s fellow man, “v’ahavta

Avraham, the original and defining Jew, saw beyond limitations. To him, every one of the wicked people of his time represented a potential tzaddik. He

The ethics and morals of leaders are of essential importance. Pirkei Avot is the most well-known section of the Mishna as it is dedicated to

Do you know the secret of the Chafetz Chaim? When I say “the Chafetz Chaim,” you think of a person, the saintly Rabbi Yisrael Meir

Many years ago, on a group trip to Israel with members of our shul, we had some time between Havdala and our midnight flight back

Who are you really? For better or for worse, we are not identified as much by what we do as by who we are. As

Imagine a world where everyone is taking care of each other and finding ways to deliver joy. Picture a situation where instead of worrying about