Daily Devotionals

All too often people just use words as a substitute for actually doing what they need to do. In truth, actions should speak louder than words.

How did a group of untrained Torah scholars defeat the mightiest army in the world? The Maccabees had a secret weapon: prayer.

The power of a positive attitude, Ru’ach ish, can help sustain life even in the most difficult circumstances.

Even though they lived hundreds or thousands of years ago, we are still inspired by the “stars” of the past, whose lights are still shining so many generations later.

. On the other hand, the dust of the earth is also the soil in which things grow; it is the most necessary source of life.

When God told Abraham heyeh beracha—“you shall be a blessing”—He wasn’t telling him that he will bless other others. God’s mission for Abram was that he must become a blessing.

The journey of faith is a search for who we really are. And if we follow the voice of God, like Abram, we will reach “the land that I will show you.”

What is the focus of your life? Is it the work that will vanish when we are gone or is it the good works that results in moments that will last forever?

When we do good things, it’s natural to want some recognition. But we must always realize that the true honor we seek is in the eyes of God.

Each of us has a unique soul, created in the image of God. God wants us to make our unique contribution to the world.

Rainbows are a sign of God’s promise, His grace, and His love. And a reminder to us that “we must choose to be good.”

But maybe God wanted us to learn exactly this lesson—the value of starting over. We need to learn that it’s okay to say, “That didn’t work out the way I had hoped. Let’s try something different.”