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36 articles in Viewpoint.
- Making Your Guests Feel at HomeBeis Moshiach (staff) · Viewpoint · #1086In Tishrei, one holiday follows another, and many of us are busy hosting guests.
- Let the Sun ShineHarpaz · Viewpoint · #922By default, the sun emanates light. The circumstances through which the light is blocked are all external obstacles – whether they be natural or man-made.
- The Antidote to Existential IndigestionHarpaz · Viewpoint · #912How can I know if I have a healthy relationship with the world?
- Education: Solving the Quantity Vs. Quality ConundrumHarpaz · Viewpoint · #910In our incessant pursuit of quantity, we lose the quality.
- Jewish History: The Impossible JourneyHarpaz · Viewpoint · #902Every Jew, no matter what his status is as a Jew, how Jewish he thinks he is or even if he considers himself a Jew at all, is ultimately and completely bound to G-d – his G-d –…
- Winds of ChangeHarpaz · Viewpoint · #892The world is changing . New technologies are plummeting us to lower depths of disconnectedness or propelling us greater heights of interactivity, depending who you ask.
- Potent PrayerHarpaz · Viewpoint · #891Prayer itself generates a heightened sense of awareness, which affects our daily conduct, and our ability to be self-disciplined and remain true to our ideals.
- Tears of StoneHarpaz · Viewpoint · #887When one considers the truthfulness and majesty of what was once there upon the Temple Mount, how can one look at the pathetic, crumbling segment of a haphazardly reconstructed…
- Are You a Visionary?Harpaz · Viewpoint · #882The bottom line is that people are able to see things they would not otherwise have seen – or guess with confidence about what they were seeing – simply because they thought they could.
- Letter from a Former PrisonerHarpaz · Viewpoint · #878Then reality set in. The cold reality of dollars and cents, the harsh reality that making dreams real is hard work, and the simple reality that I am just a little man.
- Psyche RehabHarpaz · Viewpoint · #877Let’s face it.
- Let Freedom Ring!Harpaz · Viewpoint · #872Freedom, therefore, is not a static state of being, but rather a cyclical state of flux: The freer you become, the more of yourself you discover; the more you discover, the more…
- Olam Ha’zeh for DummiesHarpaz · Viewpoint · #871The first thing to consider is whether or not the world is even worth conquering. I mean, take a look around. This place is totally chaotic.
- Laugh at HateHarpaz · Viewpoint · #870The only options are to freak out and get overwhelmed by all the hatred, or to put it in perspective and laugh at the mongrels who spew it.
- A Guide to Dealing with Our Modern WorldHarpaz · Viewpoint · #867GOT GARBAGE? In a recent survey of the most insane plans for re-engineering the earth to solve ...
- Utopia 7.0Rabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #864Clearly, we are at odds with ourselves.
- When Spiritual and Scientific Frontiers CoincideRabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #861On both scientific and spiritual frontiers, the subsequent advances created a new reality, and the world would never be the same.
- Systemized ChaosRabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #860I felt my mind unwinding out of control, like a fishing reel set loose by a wild catch too large to handle. Who do I think I am?
- Spiritual PyromaniaChanukahRabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #859Without oil, the wick will quickly burn out, utterly consumed by the intensity of the flame.
- From the perspective of the Master Conductor, anything is possible. PeRabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #856From the perspective of the Master Conductor, anything is possible.
- Fear of Success: The Greatest Obstacle to Overcoming Psychological InertiaRabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #853If G-d’s will determines reality, then how can I possibly fail? Doesn’t G-d want me to succeed?
- Show Me the Money!!!Rabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #852If I find a balance between materialistic needs and spiritual pursuits, and seek to infuse my materialism with meaning while giving my spirituality practical earthly expression,…
- Jewish (Il)logicRabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #850Since a Jew is actually a part of G-d above, it follows that the G-dly spark that we are seeking is not something new that we are looking for, rather it is something that has been lost.
- Survival Is No Longer EnoughRabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #844Driven by selfishness and grief and regret, and knowing that all is lost, all they can muster is a ridiculously obvious and suicidal frontal assault for which the sheep is well prepared.
- In a sense, by obliterating the potential for evil (the source of deatRabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #840In a sense, by obliterating the potential for evil (the source of death) we become immortal — for a moment. * G‑d wants us humans to choose Him freely.
- One of the greatest paradoxes in education, whether it comes to educatRabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #838ass movements have the ability to affect instant and decisive change, even when built upon lies and leading to destructive ends.
- The Banality of GoodRabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #836Becoming a master of the moment sounds like a simple and obvious path to spiritual enlightenment and bliss. So why haven’t we all gotten there yet?
- Humble PrideShavuosRabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #835The Torah is, among other things, the tool with which we unite the spirit and the matter of our lives.
- Know ThyselfRabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #832This is our spiritual inheritance, our gift to humanity and our mission in life: To embody the loftiest of spiritual experiences within a material reality and to disregard the…
- Hack Your SelfRabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #831The counting of the Omer is a 49-step program designed to strip away the belief systems and figure ourselves out for real.
- Most of the obstacles are actually self-generated. Whether it is a proPesachRabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #830Most of the obstacles are actually self-generated.
- Exodus: A Formula for Personal GrowthPesachRabbi Yisroel Harpaz · Viewpoint · #829We will still commemorate the Exodus in the Messianic era because without that memory and the transformative quality that constituted the journey out of slavery, the liberation…
- A Speeding Ticket in ParadiseHarpaz · Viewpoint · #828I close my eyes, and begin a meditative exercise in controlled breathing. No big deal. This is all meaningless.
- Jewish UtopiosophyHarpaz · Viewpoint · #827Perhaps, then, this is the innovation of Moshiach and the Jewish utopia: That with the leadership of a wise and selfless sage we will transcend our normal human limitations and…
- Welcome to the MasqueradeHarpaz · Viewpoint · #825The Sages say that when you find yourself in an era where everything seems absurd, you should anticipate the arrival of Moshiach.
- The War Is OverBeis Moshiach (staff) · ViewpointThe only battle left is the one I create in my own mind, so the revolution begins within my mind as well. I choose which reality is allowed to persist.