The Library

1. To go beyond my mind, I wear a yamulka. G-d spoke to us; we are connected to that which is above - I can literally reach above my head. 2. Neshama (soul) comes from the word noshem, to breath. What is the closest to life I get? When I breathe; the breath is always new....

Boys Town, NE - On a clement winter day at the edge of the Plains, two men in black trod a kind of hallowed ground. One was a Roman Catholic priest, the Rev. Steven E. Boes, and the other a Hasidic rabbi, Shais Taub. They were walking through the village founded decades e...

Someone who can stare temptation in the face without being swayed must be a Malach. A Tzaddik, on the other hand, is someone who avoids situations where he may be tempted.

I once asked our oncologist if it wasn't depressing to work with sick and dying people all the time. His answer blew me away. "Everyone is going to die," he said, leaning forward over his desk, "some sooner than later. It's how we choose to live our lives that matters. My...

You know that Nike line, "Just Do It!?" Well after the fact you will say, "Ok, I Did It! Now What?" Instead we say, "Just Don't Do It!" You will love yourself for it later.

"Kedusha" is one of GYE's most active members. He is always looking for ways to help promote GYE in the religious world, and to help other members grow. Just today, he posted a new incentive to help struggling members reach 90 days (see this post). And he was also the one...

Silverman details that period of her life in her new memoir "Love Sick: One Woman's Journey Through Sexual Addiction'' (Norton, $24.95). "I would use sex like a drug to numb pain,'' said Silverman, who now lives in the Lake Michigan community of Grand Haven. "I was using ...

Last week I was in court and the case right before mine was a sentencing for a guy who held up some bodegas... I've never seen a sentencing before, it's really fascinating. The guy's wife and mom were there and the criminal got to make a statement too. And this poor fat s...

After a few weeks break, Uri posted last week: Sorry I haven't posted here in a while. I was at Rav Shlachter and today we discussed "feelings". First, let's review the three basics of life:- Fear - Control - Trust According to his opinion (and I challenged it no end till...

All of your world is G-d speaking to you. Listen carefully.

Despair is a cheap excuse for avoiding one's purpose in life. And a sense of purpose is the best way to avoid despair.

Much depression stems from haughtiness. If you would realize who you really are, you wouldn't be so disappointed in yourself.

When you get to Penn Station in NYC, sometimes, when there are a lot of trains, they will put an Amtrack train on the track right over from a LIRR train. They share the same platform. You get on the platform and the two trains are standing a few feet from each other. The ...

There's a classic joke where this guy walks into the doctor's office:Patient: Doctor, I hurt all over.Doctor: What do you mean?Patient: Look! (touches knee) - Ouch! (touches elbow) - Ouch! (touches shoulder) - Ouch!Doctor: You have a sprained finger.This joke/parable ap...

We may eventually fall, but does it have to be TODAY??

I had a fall again a few days ago and I was fed up. I just couldn't figure out what I was doing right when I had my recent streak of 42 days, and why I have not been able to come close to that since. Yesterday, it hit me a little bit. It's no great chiddush, it just final...

It's hard Very Hard But worth it. Very Worth it. The evil YH, will plan and scheme He will make us yell and scream He will make us stubbornly fight And convince us that wrong is right He will stop at nothing to make us stray And make us waste yet another day He will conv...

One of the fortunate - and sometimes unfortunate - aspects of human biology is that we contain within us the physiology for extraordinary pleasures. When we are psychologically in balance, our capacity to derive enjoyment from our senses and our bodies, whether through e...