Author name: Dr. Baruch "B" HaLevi

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

For Anyone Seeking A Way Forward In Life Here’s something I have learned over the years: counseling and coaching people. Everyone seems to think they are the only ones who don’t know what they’re doing. Seriously, a young husband confides in me that he’s not ready to be a father. An older woman shares that

Since the beginning of time, human beings have turned to faith, religion, and spirituality as a refuge during the world’s storms, a pathway through personal struggles, and a roadmap to navigate when life’s darkness descends. Today, however, when we find ourselves, individually or collectively, within the storms, many of us (perhaps the growing majority of

Let’s begin with a story about a guy named Shelly.  Shelly was in his late forties. He was a successful businessman, taking his company from a scrappy little startup to a multi-million dollar business. He was married to a beautiful woman, had three amazing kids, good friends, a caring community, and a house with a