For many, faith can be a mystery. But, what exactly is faith? What is its source? Is faith a kind of hope? Rav Berg did not like the word hope. The Rav always encouraged us to be certain of the Light of the Creator. It was not adequate enough to believe or hope on the...
When the sun comes up over the horizon, and its rays begin to brighten all the land, what once was dark becomes full of light. The dark ominous forests transform into cedar rich towers of beauty. The cold and empty fields become golden warm landscapes. The towering and looming mountains are reborn into glorious benevolent...
When I think about the way children learn to walk, I am reminded of how the Creator teaches us to move forward in our lives. We have all seen it before, a loving parent holding his or her arms out encouraging the little one to take a step. Then another, then another. All the while, the...
Each one of us has a road we must take, and no one can take it for us. Just like a seed in the dark cold earth, we too must find our way out from our own mud and into the beautiful warmth and Light of our destiny and purpose. If you have ever talked...
Happy New Year! During this time of year, we can feel a call to change and start anew. We can find ourselves no longer able to ignore the whispers of our hearts that encourage us to begin a new chapter in our lives. Some of us may begin a new diet or exercise program, while...
This week happens to be the week of my birthday, and so naturally I have always felt an affinity with this week’s portion of Noach – the story of Noah and the ark. There is endless wisdom contained within this portion, and each year that I study from it, I find new things. This year, I’d like...
Have you ever been in a situation where you and another person witness the same event, and yet you see it totally differently? Or maybe you’ve watched two people interacting in a foreign language and you think they look upset, but really they are just very excited? Whenever I experience those scenarios, it reminds me...
This week’s portion is a famous one, more so perhaps within The Kabbalah Centre than anywhere else in the world. For it is the portion that correlates directly with spiritual healing. It was also Rav Berg’s favorite. “Pinchas!” he would often exclaim from the podium. “What did I find in Pinchas that I did not find anywhere...
You know, for all the complications that come with human life, the mind itself remains pretty simple after all these years. We compartmentalize what happens to us into one of two categories: good or bad. If we get the job or the client, that is a good thing! If we ask someone out and they...
Everything that occurs is by the grace of God. Nothing but nothing happens without the hand of the Creator. This week two portions, Behar and Bechukotai, are combined. Both independently discuss the spiritual precept of shemitah, the sabbatical year which takes place in Israel and is the seventh year of a seven year agricultural cycle. Just as people rest...
