Emuna Beams

A flat tire is definitely not the end of the race. You can change it! Rebbe Nachman of Breslev says that if you believe you can ruin something, then believe that you can rectify it. This is not just a pleasant expression, but a signed promise in the Torah and a fact of life. The second chance we all get is a much more effective way to beautify and overhaul ourselves than plastic surgery, and a whole lot cheaper...

Today's lesson teaches how emuna deeply permeates each of the 7 Noahide Laws. Were it not for emuna, the pure and complete belief in the Almighty, one's observance of the Noahide Laws would be ever so weak, vulnerable to persuasion and political correctness.

How would you like to love someone so much and be loved back a hundred times more, to the extent that you no longer care what anyone thinks about you or says about you? How would you like to be so confident in your love that nothing worries you and you're in a constant state of inner peace?

An automobile company's new-car warranty is only valid if the owner cares for car as stipulated in the owner's manual. But if the owner never reads the manual, how can he or she know how to care for the car? For sure, they can expect problems. The same goes for the soul, which is much more intricate than an automobile. Today's lesson introduces us to the Seven Noahide Laws, the owner's manual for the maintenance of a smooth-running soul.

There are repeated time in Jewish history when a single woman's heartbeat was the only difference between physical and spiritual survival and annihilation. Today's podcast is a tribute to Rabbi Zecharia HaCohen Wallerstein zatza"l, who departed the physical world on Rosh Chodesh Iyar, 5782 (2 May, 2022).

People like me began to learn Torah after completing advanced degrees in higher education. We are keenly familiar with both sides of the fence, secular and academic education versus Torah education. Let's see, objectively, which develops more powerful brain power.

In the springtime, all of creation renews itself. Renewal, especially self-renewal, is a wonderful process. Renewal is particularly important in relationships, to keep them fresh and meaningful. Communication is also vital to the success of a relationship. With this in mind, this time of the year is ideal to renew our own personal relationship with the Creator. We do that by finding a nice quiet place where we can speak to Him in solitude. Here's how...

The health of a body, a soul or even a nation depends on maintaining a proper balance of left and right. The current social and political ills of Israel result from a critical imbalance. Today's podcast shows to bring back the balance.

Both the growing terror in Israel and the internal strife between right and left are like wildfires that are out of control. How can we extinguish them? Here's a two-minute solution.

Rabbi Lazer Brody's new book is a guide to marital bliss line none other. Based on emuna, two soulmates are more than mates; they are two inseparable halves of one soul. This knowledge is vital in building a loving and lasting relationship. The Bond of Emuna is available online here.