The most challenging nisyonos in life are those which come with a feeling of distance from Hashem

 We’re living today with so much paradox. We feel so much pain, but also so much love

It behooves us to listen to Yaakov’s dictum, to see only shalom, the best in people

When Yaakov said, “I did not learn from Lavan’s evil ways,” he wasn’t bragging

Eisav lived a double life. He was a different person from the one he pretended to be

Pursuing chesed refers to the middah of chesed — an attitude — rather than an action

The camera is incapable of capturing this spiritual appeal

It’s not enough to say that a newborn baby is cute. Rather we should think, Look at the great potential that lies in this baby!

Does Hashem play favorites?

Hashem promises us that if we do teshuvah, we get both forgiveness and purity