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The true path to true power

What does an orchard have to do with personal potential?

The true path to true power

Precious beyond belief

Torah—A Tree of Life, Really? What does Shavuot really mean for us?

Precious beyond belief

Why should I care about kabbalah?

With Lag B’Omer coming up, it is worthwhile having a discussion about Kabbalah which was revealed on that day.

Why should I care about kabbalah?

The Haggadah in another light

Making the Haggadah more meaningful.

The Haggadah in another light

Making the Haggadah more meaningful

What is the good answer for those who ask who are the Jewish people, and what are they doing here?

Making the Haggadah more meaningful

Stranger than strange

We all know that we went down to Egypt. Do we all know why it was necessary?

Stranger than strange

Prepare to celebrate our freedom

It’s time to start preparing for the Seder.

Prepare to celebrate our freedom

The man in the street

What does Purim mean to you?

The man in the street

Remember to forget

Remember to eradicate Amalek: Fighting our enemy of enemies.

Remember to forget

What do we really stand for?

How to maximize our personal potential all year round.

What do we really stand for?

What does Purim want from us?

Why has charity become one of the main commandments of this day? And what does it teach us as human beings?

What does Purim want from us?

Purim and personal perfection

Radio: The growth oriented, truth seeing person cannot take the holiday for granted - it's about more than just drinking.

Purim and personal perfection

The numbers of Purim and their insights

What is the connection between this week’s parshah, Tetzaveh, to the holiday of Purim?

The numbers of Purim and their insights

What they won’t point out

Majority rules and Trump’s lesson for a productive life.

What they won’t point out

Entanglement, trust, and nothing

10 easy steps to survival: simple wisdom for profound growth and success.

Entanglement, trust, and nothing

Tu B’Shevat, Israel, and trust

Israel’s “fruits” include a lot more these days than the ones we eat.

Tu B’Shevat, Israel, and trust

Redemption, then and now

10 easy steps to survival: Simple wisdom for profound growth and success.

Redemption, then and now

10 easy steps to survival

Simple wisdom for profound growth and success.

10 easy steps to survival

What makes Israel so special - and controversial?

The root problem: Talking about the Land of Israel.

What makes Israel so special - and controversial?

The center of it all: What do you really see?

What makes Israel so special — and controversial?

The center of it all: What do you really see?

Providential pattern: Starts and stops

Making sense of current history.

Providential pattern: Starts and stops

Goodbye Hanukkah, hello history

Light and darkness - Hanukkah all year round.

Goodbye Hanukkah, hello history

Revealing hidden light

Hanukkah lite: A more enlightened approach to the Holiday of Light.

Revealing hidden light

Hanukkah light: Making sense of history

A more enlightened approach to the holiday of light.

Hanukkah light: Making sense of history

A truly educational experience on Hanukkah

The connection between Hanukkah and education.

A truly educational experience on Hanukkah

Making sense of history: He really does work in mysterious ways

Radio: For the believer, it's hard to make sense of what is going on, especially in Israel.

Making sense of history: He really does work in mysterious ways

The most fearful enemy today

Personal rectification: Mixed multitude of and the Land of Israel.

The most fearful enemy today

Personal rectification: When, what, how?

Radio: How do you know what you're here to personally fix up?

Personal rectification: When, what, how?

History, Israel & the situation today

Radio: Will history really only last 6,000 years? Also, what is anti-Semitism today?

History, Israel & the situation today

What’s the Big Deal About Israel?

A deeper look at the centrality of the Land of Israel.

What’s the Big Deal About Israel?

Ultimate Spiritual Growth

The connection between Torah and personal and world rectification.

Ultimate Spiritual Growth

Something to Keep In Mind on Yom Kippur

A little pop psychology to help prepare for Yom Kippur.

Something to Keep In Mind on Yom Kippur

A Starting Point For Yom Kippur

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur force us to get real with what we truly want.

A Starting Point For Yom Kippur

Late Thoughts of Elul

We all want different things in life, but at the root of all of it is one thing: Peace of mind.

Late Thoughts of Elul

Bringing Order to Life’s Chaos

If I had only known what was at stake...

Bringing Order to Life’s Chaos

Putting Awe Back in Life

If I had only known what was at stake...

Putting Awe Back in Life

Do You Really Want to See the Light?

When people say they saw the light, what light are they talking about?

Do You Really Want to See the Light?

Why Don’t Many Smart People Believe in God?

If God is there, how come so many intelligent people don’t believe in Him?

Why Don’t Many Smart People Believe in God?

Framing The Events of Today

Headline: The test of a lifetime, the test of history.

Framing The Events of Today

Magnificent: A Lesson After Tisha B’Av

Moses earns right to enter land but people lose it for him!

Magnificent: A Lesson After Tisha B’Av

The Tenth Hour of History: Reason For Concern

Who goes to the World-to-Come and what will it be like once someone gets there?

The Tenth Hour of History: Reason For Concern

The Next Worlds & Who Goes There

Who goes to the world to come and what will it be like once someone gets there?

The Next Worlds & Who Goes There

National & Personal Redemption

Personal Redemption is also a one-two process.

National & Personal Redemption

Two Moshiachs? What? Why?

Why are there two Moshiachs, and why must one die in battle as the Talmud seems to indicate?

Two Moshiachs? What? Why?

What To Expect in the Future?

What is the Messianic Era and why is it followed by the resurrection of the dead? These are two good questions that have good answers.

What To Expect in the Future?

Lessons in Spying

That the spies erred in speaking badly about the Land of Israel is clear. What is unclear is how they could do it and why?

Lessons in Spying

The Big Picture Continues: The War of Gog and Magog

Anyone who knows Tanach knows about the War of Gog and Magog. What they may not know though is what it means in modern-day terms.

The Big Picture Continues: The War of Gog and Magog

What in History is Heaven Waiting For?

Holidays behind us, this week’s program returns to “The Big Picture” project.

What in History is Heaven Waiting For?

Obstructor, the Evil Inclination, and Personal Destiny

There are very few things in life as satisfying as personal growth, and very few letdowns as hard as personal disappointment.

Obstructor, the Evil Inclination, and Personal Destiny

Desert Nation and the Receiving of Torah

What Torah really means to the world even if the world fails to understand its importance.

Desert Nation and the Receiving of Torah

No Need To Curse

It’s not just about being blessed or cursed, but about understanding the intricate cause-and-effect system that runs this world.

No Need To Curse

When Counting Really Counts

This is the second part in this series of sessions on one of the greatest self-help periods of the Jewish year.

When Counting Really Counts

The First and Final Redemption

What is the current situation in the world and what might it mean in terms of the redemption process?

The First and Final Redemption

Holiness & Kabbalah

How can one idea have so many different interpretations with such dire consequences?

Holiness & Kabbalah

The Centrality of the Land of Israel

Yom HaAtzmaut approaches and with it a certain consternation because of the controversy it arouses, locally and internationally

The Centrality of the Land of Israel

When You Really Count

From the second night of Passover we start to count the Omer, a 49-day count-up to the holiday of Shavuos. What's really going on?

When You Really Count

Ready Or Not, There We Went

This is the story behind the story about the exodus from Egypt, which caught everyone by surprise, especially the Jewish people.

Ready Or Not, There We Went

What’s Behind The Haggadah Of Pesach?

It’s a more fulfilling Passover experience when you know what you’re saying and why. It’s a lot more relevant to today than people think.

What’s Behind The Haggadah Of Pesach?

How Can This Night Be Different From All Others?

A new approach to using the Seder and the Haggadah a a real growth experience.

How Can This Night Be Different From All Others?

When a Person Dies Early, it is Also Premature?

We use expressions like "he died early" or "she died before her time", but are they in fact accurate?

When a Person Dies Early, it is Also Premature?