Meaningful Life Skills with Rabbi Simon Jacobson

From Reflection to Renewal. Looking Back with Gratitude, Moving Forward with Purpose

Every healthy organization, every company, every living organism needs moments to stop and take stock. How are we doing? What worked? What didn’t? What can we learn? Wha

You Don’t Have to Search for G-d—He’s Already Near

One of the most universal questions human beings have ever asked is: Where is G-d? Where and how can I find Him? From the beginning of history, people have searched for

Your Next 60 Days Could Change Everything​.

If you could change one thing in your life, what would it be? It’s an important question. But there’s an even bigger one: Is real change actually possible? Our habits,

Reclaiming Awe. When Did You Stop Being Amazed​

Two vivid memories from my childhood summers have never left me. I remember being in the bungalow colony after a rainfall, rushing outside in search of the orange salama

The Empathy Effect; Feel. Listen. Heal.

What role does empathy play in the healing process? Healing has become one of the defining pursuits of our time. Whether through medicine, therapy, or countless approach

From Destruction to Redemption. The Timeless Message of Tisha B’Av

One of the greatest questions of life is this: How do we respond to destruction? Every one of us will face setbacks, losses, disappointments—even, G-d forbid, profound t

42 Journeys, Part 7. The End of Wandering. When the Journey Reveals its Purpose

Looking at life as a journey transforms the way you see every experience. It places each moment within the unfolding narrative of your soul—a story told through many chap

42 Journeys, Part 6. The Final Wilderness. When Life Strips Away Everything but Truth

The journey of life now enters its final stages. Life is an odyssey—a sacred journey filled with twists and turns, soaring heights and painful valleys. There are moments

42 Journeys, Part 5. The Harvest Years. Aging, Wisdom and the Ripening of the Soul

The journey of life continues. The moment you begin to see your life as a journey, everything changes. What once appeared to be disconnected episodes suddenly becomes a

42 Journeys, Part 4: Middle Age. The Quiet Question of Midlife. Is This All You Were Meant to Be

The 42 Journeys of Life – Part 4: Middle Age The Quiet Question of Midlife: Is This All You Are Meant to Be? How do you reach the Promised Land? Each of us carries drea

42 Journeys, Part 3: The Difficult Years; Entering Life's Harsher Challenges

Life is a journey. The Baal Shem Tov teaches that the 42 journeys of the Jewish people through the wilderness are mirrored in the 42 journeys each of us travels in our ow

42 Journeys, Part 2. The Challenging Years. The Early Challenges in Life. The Forces That Can Break You Before You Become You

Life is a journey. In fact, the great mystic the Baal Shem Tov teaches that each of us travels through 42 distinct journeys in the course of our lives. The 42 journeys th

42 Journeys, Part 1. The Formative Years. From Innocence to Identity. The Awakening of Your Purpose

In the second year [of the Exodus], on the 20th of the second month, the cloud rose from the Tabernacle of Testimony. The Israelites thus began their travels, [moving on]

The More You Give, the More You Become

Jack, Charles, and Henry — three successful business colleagues — go out on a rowing trip. One is a financier, another a high-tech executive, and the third a prominent at

Forever is Not Romantic -It's Spiritual

Do you believe in love that lasts forever? It’s a beautiful idea—the language of films and novels. We all long to find that one person we can love endlessly. But is that

Standing Small but Living Large. The Secret to Inner Strength in Times of Global Tension

In trying to take the pulse of our times, one senses a deep tension in the air — both personally and globally. It’s a strange paradox. On one hand, humanity is experienci

The Most Important Question in Times of Conflict_What Are You Fighting For​

Two boys grow up as best friends. They share their childhood, their classrooms, their dreams. The bond carries them through their teens, their young adult years, even int

The Kabbalah of Oil Part 2. How to Reveal the Resources Hidden Within You and the Earth

Oil plays a pivotal role in today’s battles in the Persian Gulf—between the United States, Israel, and Iran. It is not merely a resource; it is the lifeblood of the moder

The Kabbalah of Oil. The Hidden Spiritual Battle Beneath the Middle East

With headlines dominated by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz—the narrow gateway through which so much of the world’s oil and natural gas flows—we are inundated with a

Beat Swords into Plowshares. From Vision to Victory

Is there a formula to end war? Is there a true and lasting path to peace—a global peace that silences the cycle of hostility that has haunted humanity since the dawn of h