Elul is a time to review the past and look at where you’ve come in life. “The King is in the field,” meaning that the G‑dly spark within you is much more accessible, as long as you search for it.

To the Czar’s horror, the soldier tugged his curved sword out from its sheathand presented it to the innkeeper . . .

Before, it was impossible to imagine a world. Now it is impossible to imagine anything but world.

I've often heard the argument because creation is so well designed there must be a Designer. But using that the same logic I can ask the question: Who created G-d?

Is he feeling left out? Is he feeling sad? Frustrated?

Two sisters who lost their mother had found support from a woman struck with the same disease.

Simply put—you want to fix what you broke? The first step is to get “tamim.” But what does “tamim” mean?

There is always some explanation, some justification, some perspective for another’s behavior. If you cannot see it, you are not fit to be a judge.