I would like to present anew, from the ground up, this most important issue in our relationship to Hashem

We have a tremendous capacity for resilience to endure difficulties when we believe they are providing purpose to our lives

These terrorists are actually not worshiping G-d. They are worshiping the Sitra Achra

Put differently, true mesirus nefesh is not self-reduction; it is self-expansion, an opportunity to push oneself beyond the limits one assumes for oneself.