You want to see your own strength? 

Just take the time to reflect on how far you've actually come:

"I crossed this Jordan River with nothing but my staff & now I have become two camps!"

We're supposed to have big dreams.

Look at Yaakov...

When he was destitute, he erected a single stone and envisioned it would be a house of God.

This happened on the future Har HaBayit (Temple Mount)!

Learn to live your life like you personally give testimony to the existence of HaShem:

"YOU ARE MY WITNESSES, says HaShem... so you will know & believe in me..." (Isaiah 43)

You want to find fulfillment in life? Then look to the example of Avraham.

With all his travails (and he had plenty) Avraham passed away "old AND SATISFIED."

Walking w/ God through good & difficult times was the key to our patriarch ending life in a state of satisfaction.

I know it's so disappointing when people who present themselves as Torah Jews exhibit behaviors that seem like a desecration...

But don't be dissuaded by the scoffers.

BE the Kiddush HaShem you want to see in our world.

Some people are pessimistic about the future. But the underlying message of the Mitzvah to "be fruitful & multply" is that God's world is a beautiful place where we should raise children invest in renewed life.

OMG Rabbi Ken is here too? Maybe this place ain't half bad.

On this day in history in 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. With 272 words, delivered over 2.5 minutes, Lincoln irrevocably changed how we think about America as a nation "conceived in liberty & dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."

What does Emunah (faith) look like in the REAL WORLD?

Emunah is not about passively relying on God.

Jewish faith means putting forward all your best efforts in life & still recognizing that success is ultimately in the hands of God.

Blessing of the day: got to see my daughter running on the beach!

Not everyone gets the opportunity to have a child, but if you have that good fortune to bring a life into God's beautiful world, there is no greater blessing than children.

"And God blessed Avraham in EVERYTHING"

Rashi: EVERYTHING means he finally had his son, Yitzchak.

It's pretty crazy how much Avraham Avinu impacted the globe by just planting his Jewish tent & guiding his household in the ways of HaShem.

If we want to help estranged Jews connect to the Jewish people, our communities should learn from the example Avraham:

Avraham's open tent welcomed all passers-by, including (obviously) idolaters whom he taught the Derech HaShem (way of God).

Want to learn how NOT to do Chesed?

Look at Lot who sacrificed his own daughters on the altar kindness.

Chesed starts at home with those closest to you...and then radiates outward to the world 🌎

Judaism is not a political affiliation. It's a commitment to the calling of "Shema Yisrael."