Millennials are special souls. They don’t just believe in God, they want to experience God. What they might not know is that it’s their very destiny is to do so. Google the word “millennial” and you are sure to find a deluge of disparaging articles: What’s Wrong with Millennials, Millennials: The Me, Me, Me Generation. As the Spiritual...
I’ve learned many lessons in my life, but one of the most important is to not give too much energy to a single moment. For it is only a chapter, not the whole book. Most of us see our lives in small pieces. It’s not easy to step back from a present circumstance and see...
Many of you who have been students at the Centre for a long time will remember how often Rav Berg stressed the importance of this week’s portion. Pinchas is a powerful healing instrument given to us by the Creator and revealed to us by the kabbalists. It always falls during the month of Cancer to...
There’s a Kabbalistic story about a person who goes to his teacher and says, “I have been calling to God, begging, pleading and asking Him for this one thing and he never seems to answer me.” The teacher turns to the student and says, he has answered you. The answer is no. It’s a simple...
All of us are tested each day. The question is whether we can, in the midst of our difficulties and pain, find it within ourselves to say, “Whatever place I find myself in is here so that I can become someone better in the future.” In the middle of a bankruptcy or during the breakdown...
