Short Insights

Rabbi Dan Roth shows us how to leave our problems at the doorstep of the sukkah, and let G‑d be our “Ultimate Shelter.”

The Hebrew word AHAVAH (love) is defined in terms of ELOKUT (G-dness).

This short anecdote with the second Chabad Rebbe shares a poignant message on the deeper struggles in life.

The story of how a young man was charged with a mission that he initially refused, and ended up changing both the life of a young blind woman and himself. (Video courtesy of Eli Rabinowitz)

Rabbis from Sydney, Australia share inspiration as preparation for experiencing the sanctity of Shabbat (videos produced by Bina).

Make your Passover experience more meaningful and discover the special significance behind the items on the Seder table.

Imagine a discussion between a refrigerator and electricity. The refrigerator is plugged in and it's cooling food. Now, suddenly, the plug is pulled and the refrigerator says to the electricity, "Where do you go when the plug is pulled?"

Here's a confession. Torah observant Jews have questions. They can have crisis of faith, moments of feeling isolated and abandoned by G d.

We are constantly assaulted with the message: "You are not enough.” When are "not enough" messages positive and empowering, and when do they become paralyzing?

Here's why an inflexible list of goals or priorities that doesn’t accommodate change, leaves you lacking.

Two sages of the Talmud debate whether the Jews actually saw heavenly thunder at the giving of the Torah.

A fun and informative peek into the Torah’s instruction to eat matzah and a deeper taste of the meaning behind the mitzvah.

Expert educator Dena Gorkin shares seven powerful tips to keep in mind as a parent or educator to ensure that your children or students develop to their greatest potential.

A fun and informative peek into how and why we count the Omer between Pesach and Shavuot. In the 49-day period of the Omer, each day is another refinement of a particular emotional virtue represented in Kabbalah by the lower seven Sefirot. Each virtue is a sublimation of a corresponding vice.

Every Jew should buy a letter in a collective Torah, for the one indivisible Torah unites the one indivisible people.

How our thoughts can positively affect our emotions and general well-being.

Seven multimedia meditations aligned with the seven sefirot for the seven weeks from Passover until Shavuot.

A taste of inspiring and life-enriching anecdotes and vignettes from the book Positivity Bias, which highlights how the Lubavitcher Rebbe taught us to see ourselves, others, and the world around us.

Give your soul a boost with these short uplifting ideas on the weekly Torah portion.

Short insights on the fundamental Jewish belief in the coming of Moshiach and the future Redemption.

The name of the fourth book of thhe Torah is Bamidbar, which means ‘desert’. Why such a peculiar name?

Two approaches from the Sages in Ethics of Our Fathers chapter 3 on how to achieve a functioning society.

Short easy-to-follow videos depicting the second Beis Hamikdash based on the Rambam in “Hilchos Beis HaBechirah”.