How to Keep Calm When The World Seems to Be Out of Control
Shemini | Rabbi Eliezer Shemtov | It is very difficult not to be stressed when things around you seem to be out of control. The more you...
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- 12 oct 2020
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The Blessing And The Fall
**Vezot Haberachah** This past Sunday we celebrated Simchat Torah, concluding the annual Torah reading cycle. It contains a very powerful...
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The Secret Weapon
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Hearing, Listening, Speaking and Saying
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You Will Not Drown
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Are You Working Too Much?
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- 7 sept 2020
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Are You Big Enough for Humility?
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- 7 sept 2020
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How simple are our simple pleasures?
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- 27 may 2020
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Who Are You, Really?
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- 21 may 2020
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Giving It Your All and Then Some
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- 13 may 2020
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The Difference Between Pain and Suffering
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- 11 may 2020
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If Only…
**Bereishit** Have you ever thought to yourself: “If only I had this or that thing or situation, I would be happy…”? It’s usually a...
- 11 may 2020
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Are You Spending Your Life Or Are You Investing It?
**Chayei Sarah** One of the causes of anxiety and depression is undoubtedly the feeling of having left your youth behind and having...
- 11 may 2020
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Don’t Get Distracted By the Messenger’s Ugly Face
**Lech Lecha** Few things cause anxiety and depression as much as feeling unfairly assaulted. Sometimes it’s easy to see how pain is...
- 11 may 2020
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Do Your Weaknesses Mean That You Are Damaged Goods?
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- 11 may 2020
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Facing the Big Challenges
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- 11 may 2020
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Why Trust that Things Will Always Work Out OK?
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- 11 may 2020
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How to face adversity with confidence
**Vayetzei** How do you overcome the paralyzing feeling when facing inevitable threatening situations? Very simple. Just look at them as...
- 11 may 2020
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No Water in Your Desert? Look Again!
**Vayera** One of the great causes of both anxiety and depression is to find yourself in a desperate situation without seeing a way out....
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