A letter to Rabbi Jacobson on “Joy Amidst Turmoil”

Every aspect of this dialogue contains myriad of lessons how to face difficult situations and how to confront G-d, lessons that can be applied to mending all types of relationships.

Professionals built the Titanic. Amateurs built the ark.

We neglect to mention this awesome miracle which occurred in the Land of Israel every seventh year!

A poem on Bitachon.

Unless you inhabit one of those idealized marriages of never-faltering sweetness and light, you know that feeling that comes in the aftermath of an argument with a loved one.

Fear has infiltrated our lives like a deadly white powder wafting through the soul of America.

Bad things happen. They happen to good people. Contrary to common perception, bad things also happen to bad people. The difference is not so much in what happens, but in what happens to the person.

It was the custom of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi to officiate as the reader of the weekly Torah reading in his synagogue. One year, the rebbe was not present the Shabbat on which the section of Ki Tavo is read. In the rebbe’s absence, someone else did the reading.

A friend of mine and I were talking about Bitachon (trust in G‑d) and illness, the kind of illness where doctors kindly provide cure rates and survival statistics.

To one whose faith and trust is truly without blemish, there would, I imagine, be no negativity in thought nor emotion. He or she would think good and it would simply be good.

What Is Bitachon? When is needed? What does it do?