Communication

Communication

Is communication important in a marriage? Find out what we need to do to improve communication. Not long ago, this poignant message was posted on the Internet: Maybe someone can help me here? I consider myself a very spiritual person. I pray everyday and the Lord is very present in my life. I have been married for 8 1/2 years to a great man with whom I'm deeply in love with. We have overcome many obstacles during this time. But there is one present now that I really didn't think would concern
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Zalman Kravitz
Commitment

Commitment

As far as slogans go the Oakland Raider NFL franchise had it right. They marketed their team to the world with the catchphrase “Commitment to Excellence.” By and large, the Al Davis owned club of the 70’s and 80’s lived up to that motto. Of course, “Commitment to Excellence” is a concept not restricted to professional sports, it is a mantra one should intone while setting out to accomplishing anything in life. In Jewish living it is an imperative. For starters, commitment means loyal devotion t
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Zalman Kravitz
Making a Spiritual Connection

Making a Spiritual Connection

Conventional Jewish thinking defines the "religious person” as the man who puts on tefillin (frontlets), keeps kosher, and fasts on all the fast days. But he doesn't meditate or reflect on his inner life, nor does he become involved in the community to do acts of chesed (kindness). Others will admire the "spiritual person” who is involved in deep thought, reads and goes to inspiring lectures, and studies mysticism, but doesn't keep many of the specific physical commandments. Still others think
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Zalman Kravitz
On Becoming A Kind Person

On Becoming A Kind Person

http://aish.com/spirituality/g... By: Rabbi Zelig Pliskin "I felt that I was wasting my life. Although my family was financially secure--we had a nice home and were considered prosperous by our community--I didn't feel that I was living a meaningful life. A deep feeling of emptiness gnawed at me. I analyzed my life situation and compared it with the lives of others whom I respected. What was the difference? Those I admired all made a significant contribution to the welfare of others. Each did
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Zalman Kravitz
The Quest

The Quest

Conversion to any religion is an awesome decision demanding extensive soul-searching and thought. Changing one's faith has profound implications from Above and below.Couples who deem spirituality, worship and religious devotion of high importance, often endure much stress in choosing a common expression of faith. Strong-willed people with sound religious sentiments do not compromise easily, nor should they be compelled to do so. It is far better to go through this "soul-searching" in the early
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Zalman Kravitz
Connection

Connection

Ever used an air pump to inflate a bicycle tire or a basketball? When you push down on the pump handle, you get the sensation that the pump is pushing back. Well, of course, it is. In the middle of the seventh century, the English scientist Robert Hooke developed an explanation for such behavior. He predicted that there were particles in nature that are in constant motion. The particles are the molecules of the air. Their motion causes them to bump into the walls of their container, such as a ba
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Zalman Kravitz
Faith

Faith

A wise man once said that "Pain shrinks the world." One who is experiencing the acute pain of a toothache, for example, is not capable of relating to anything except the alleviation of that pain. NASA could land a man on Mars and he could care less. For many, our lives are perceived as trying to avoid one adversity or pain one after another. Indeed, the opposite of pain would be pleasure, and, inasmuch as the species homo sapiens has a proclivity to pursue "paths of least resistance", experienc
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Zalman Kravitz
The Road of Honesty

The Road of Honesty

“Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as oil does above water.” Miguel Cervantes Imagine being told suddenly by your partner of 25 years that he/she never loved you. The English language does not have words to describe the devastation and betrayal of hearing such news. Not surprisingly, lack of fidelity in these matters is perhaps the leading cause of crumbling relationships. A good part of our outlook on life begins at childhood with interaction with
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz