Daily Devotionals

His question was really, “Where are you spiritually? Have you noticed that you have strayed from me?”

The promise of the High Holy Days is that God can wipe the slate clean and we can have a fresh start. But first, we must take responsibility and make amends for our past.

What we choose to focus on—our thoughts—is like planting seeds of good thoughts. What we sow is what we will grow.

It all depends on how we view it. We can let the waves beat us to the ground, or we can choose to ride the waves of faith.

According to tradition, when the shofar, the ritual trumpet, is sounded in the synagogue, God gets up from the throne of judgment and sits down on the throne of compassion and mercy.

The traditional Rosh Hashanah greeting is actually Shanah Tovah U’metuka, which means, “Have a good and sweet year.” That is my wish for us all.

But what happens after we experience a miracle? Do we forget about it and go back to business as usual? How do we remember it and allow it to impact our lives?

Rest assured that God is still splitting the sea for us today, just as He did thousands of years ago.

The key to strengthening our faith is remembering the miracles God has performed for us in the past and truly believing He will do so again.

The most important prayer of the faithful is for everything—all the results that we want to see in our lives—even a bathroom when we need one!

When we learn how to cultivate gratitude for God’s basic miracles in life, we have achieved the highest level of spiritual greatness.

God’s miracles overturn the laws of nature. Perhaps it is no less miraculous that when we keep God’s law, it overcomes our own human nature.