Author name: Dr. Rabbi Baruch HaLevi

The Jewish people have known more of our share of descents in this lifetime than any other people in history. However, the Jewish people always and only go in a different direction, one direction – with every suffering-filled step and horrific descent, we are a people that Descend Up.

Man is not fully conditioned and determined but rather determines whether he gives in to conditions or stands up to them Dr. ViktorFrankl My son and youngest child, Aviv, is preparing for his Bar Mitzvah and doing it nontraditionally. He’s a competitive dancer and doesn’t have time, nor the desire, to go to Hebrew school.

Transforming Tragedy Into Triumph: The Secret To Jewish Immortality The defiant power of the human spirit is man’s capacity as a spiritual being to resist and brave whatever conditioning, circumstances or suffering he may face or endure.”-Dr. Viktor Frankl Over the past few weeks, like many of you, I’ve been glued to the news. I

As someone who has officiated at hundreds of funerals and has guided thousands of individuals through various types of loss, I can attest that there are certain things you should and should not say. One statement that should never be uttered is, “You need to move on.” While I understand this sentiment stems from a

They said they wanted dead Jews. They meant they wanted dead Jews. And now the world has roughly a thousand more dead Jews, thousands more wounded, and nearly a hundred and fifty Jewish elderly, women, and children being violated in the most heinous ways. 

“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our happiness.” -Dr. Viktor Frankl Having guided thousands of people through nearly every twist, turn, and tragedy life offers, here’s what I know to be true. Whether

Sting is 71 years old, and the guy still rocks! I recently saw him rocking on stage with guitar in hand, jamming away. Whereas most guys his age can no longer hit the high notes (don’t bother with Daryl Hal), Sting seems to hit them all (even “Roxanne,” which I didn’t think he’d be able

As legend has it, Michelangelo carved the famous statue of David out of a piece of marble discarded by other sculptors.  Why did others discard it? Because it appeared to be an inferior piece of marble: stained, broken, unworthy, and beyond salvation. But they were no Michelangelo. This man’s mastery lay not only in skills

To say yes to life is not only meaningful under all circumstances – because life itself is – but it is also possible under all circumstances.” – Dr. Viktor Frankl I like simple tools and nothing is more simple than this. The word no is a closed syllable. It is terse. It is abrupt, and