Bitachon (Trust in G-d)

Question: I still struggle with the idea of a personal G‑d since He does not answer our prayers or ease the suffering of the good and innocent. We say all these blessings about how G‑d is intimately involved, but to our eyes it seems otherwise, except for...

Question: In our next Rosh Chodesh study group we will share thoughts on Jewish phobias. I am aware of many secular phobias. Can you please direct me to sources to explore Jewish contexts. Thank you for any help you can give. Answer: Thanks for contacting...

If I sit back and wait for money to fall from heaven, that is not faith—that’s lack of faith.

Chana Question: What does a baby achieve by being born with a terrible defect and suffering for a couple of days before dying? It is harsh, unfair, and cruel, and it goes against everything I am taught about G‑d. Perhaps there is a reason, one that I am s...

A few years ago I was diagnosed with a terminal illness but was told that I had at least another twenty years to live. Last week, at my appointment, I was told that things had changed and I had at best another year or two left...

The short and simple answer is that another name for matzah is lechem oni—“poor man's bread” or “bread of poverty.”