On Tisha B’Av, many search for meaning. Some ask, What should I feel? What am I supposed to be doing? But the truth is—we don’t need to invent meaning for Tisha B’Av. Hashem Himself already wrote the script. This isn’t a day for inspiration, programming, or motivational content. This is a day to do something…

The Deeper Structure of the Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments are famously divided into two sets: The first five address man’s relationship with Hashem. The second five address man’s relationship with his fellow man. But this division is only surface-deep. In truth, all ten commandments are fundamentally between man and God. Why? Because if you…

You know how it goes. Sometimes the kasha is great, but the teretz disappoints. Sometimes it’s vice versa. Not this time. Get ready. If the most significant, and oft-cited reason for the Churban was clearly sin’as chinom – baseless hatred – why do we have a halacha NOT to say “Hello,” or “Good morning,” on…

“But God said to me: Say to them, do not ascend and do not fight, because I am not in your midst, so that you will not be beaten before your enemies.Thus did I speak to you, but you did not listen; you rebelled against the word of God and ascended the mountain presumptuously.And the…

The Silence of Leadership: Devarim 2:16-17 reads: > “And it came to pass when all the men of war had finished dying from among the people… Hashem spoke to me saying…” The Sages in Bava Basra 121b derive a striking truth from this verse. For nearly thirty-eight years, Hashem did not speak to Moshe in…

The Torah speaks often in collective terms — “you shall appoint,” “take for yourselves,” “the people shall give.” But in any real Jewish community, from Lakewood to Chicago to Antwerp, we all know the truth: the majority of people are just trying to make it through the day. They come to shul, daven, pay tuition,…

“Do not place your trust in nobles, nor in a human being, for he holds no salvation. His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; on that very day, his thoughts perish.” (Tehillim 146:3–4) This verse delivers a hard but holy truth: no human—no matter how powerful, wealthy, or kind—is the true source of salvation.…

Gradual Growth, Real Identity, and the Trap of Sudden Success — Chapter 1: The Value of the Average Man In a world obsessed with talent, genius, and fame, there remains a deep and quiet blessing in being average—the man or woman of moderate intelligence, solid values, and steady temperament. Such a person isn’t weighed down…

Boredom is not the absence of activity. It’s the absence of meaning. For top-performing professionals — doctors, CEOs, elite lawyers — boredom rarely looks like sitting on the couch staring at the wall. Their version of boredom is existential: a loss of purpose, loss of challenge, or a disruption of the rhythm that once gave…

Selections from Sefer Devarim with Commentary and Reflection — Opening Reflection – Chapter 1, Verse 1 (אלה הדברים): > “אלה הדברים – These are the words…” This phrase refers to the entire contents of Sefer Devarim, the fifth book of the Torah. Whereas Bamidbar ends with commandments relating to the conquest of the Land, Devarim…