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The Three Types of Fear in Judaism
Rabbi Yisroel Bernath, a Montreal-based Chabad rabbi, wrote a beautiful piece in which he distinguished between two different Hebrew words for fear: pachad and yira. Pachad, he described, is the “gut-clenching, run-for-the-hills kind of fear.” In other words, pachad is a negative feeling, a dread. On the other hand, he defined yira as an awe,…
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The Dance between Fear of Heaven and Human Effort
Hashem will not break nature for us…
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Cultivating Calmness: Lessons from our Matriarchs
Work. School. Community. Home. Life is busy. There is no doubt about it…
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Where Does the Shemonei Esrei Come From?
Tefilla is the most central force in our lives. In times of crisis, when we realize so clearly that we depend on Hashem’s mercy and compassion, we turn our hearts to Him and beg for health, parnassa, and material success. Tefilla emanates from the hearts of man but reaches to the very heavens with its
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Coping with Anxiety from a Torah Perspective
When Israel launched the Rising Lions War against Iran on the morning of June 13th, 2025, the nation of Israel did not know what to expect…
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What Is Dat Moshe?
The concepts of Dat Moshe and Dat Yehudit are central to the discussion of tzniut and hair covering for Jewish women…
