Emuna Hour

Both in physical and in spiritual journeys, one can't chart a course without first knowing where he or she currently is. Here is a strategy for self-assessment and character improvement.

Welcome to the first part of our new series, "Old Isaac's Trail to Tranquility", showing us how to live a life of inner peace and free of negative emotions.

Learning the Ten Commandments in depth is a wonderful preparation for the holiday of Shavuos; today, we have the opportunity to learn them and to learn how the entire order of creation depends on them. 

This is our fourth and final chapter of the Book of Ruth, but we begin with a synopsis of the first three chapters. The Book of Ruth gives an amazing insight into the magnificent and unexpected events that lead up to Moshiach and Geula.

If you think Torah isn't exciting, you haven't yet learned the Book of Ruth properly.If you think Torah isn't romantic, you haven't yet learned the Book of Ruth properly.If you think Torah isn't inspiring, you haven't yet learned the Book of Ruth properly.If you think Torah sells women short and is chauvinistic, sorry, you don't know the Book of Ruth.Here's your chance to learn and appreciate the beauty of the Book of Ruth. Today's lesson begin with a review of Chapters One and Two, then hits the height of the drama and suspense of Chapter Three.

In Chapter Two of the Book of Ruth, we learn how Moshiach is blessed with the DNA of his great grandmother Ruth, whose compassionate deeds uplifted her from the lowest imaginable spiritual roots to the highest stature imaginable, a truly self-made woman.

In our introduction to the Book of Ruth, we learn how the Dark Side tries everything to prevent Moshiach's arrival, so Hashem must engineer it in such a way that catches the unholy spiritual opposition completely off guard.

This week's emuna hour is the cherry on the bitachon cake - the blessing of always having what you need when you need it. Here's how:

Emuna Hour this week is all about Passover and particularly a preparation for a meaningful Seder Night, showing how the "Festival of Matzoth", as the Torah refers to Passover, is every bit as relevant today as it was 3,331 years ago when Hashem freed us from bondage in Egypt.

Once we succeed in internalizing bitachon in every limb of our body and every fiber of our soul, we see magnificent things in life and abundance of all kinds.

Once we succeed in internalizing bitachon in every limb of our body and every fiber of our soul, we see magnificent things in life and abundance of all kinds.

True trust in Hashem permeates every level of the soul and opens the gate to every Divine blessing, as we learn today.