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The Gemara in Chulin (139b) asks, where can we find “Haman” (from the story of Purim) in the Torah? Says Rav Masnah, "from the pasuk after the sin of the Eitz Hadaas when Hashem asks Adam: 'Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?'” In Lashon Kode...

Most of us have so many blessings to be thankful for in our lives, but the Yetzer Hara tries to make us believe that we MUST have that one “forbidden fruit.” He tries to convince us that Hashem is withholding the ONE THING we want most because He really doesn’t have our...

Hi, I am clean now for over 90 days for the first time. On your congratulating email, it asked me to share what helped me get to 90 days. Before coming to GYE, I was blind to the extent and depth of my addiction. The word "addiction" never came to mind in all the yea...

When in doubt, do the next right thing.

The differences that human beings have, in their separate spiritual journeys, are illustrated to us in the Torah almost at its very beginning, with the story of Kayin and Hevel. It may not have been an innate shortcoming in Kayin. His mother had named him "Kayin" out of...

A grateful spouse wrote to us: I'd like to thank you for assisting my ex-husband and a friend of his to battle their issues. He is now dying (of cancer) but he has been afforded some peace from his compulsions so he can deal with more worthy concerns.

When I first joined GYE, I was clean for 90 days. I was thrilled... Then I got complacent. I kept reading the material, which eventually fizzled out, and then the chizuk emails began to seem unnecessary for "someone like me." So I canceled the emails with the excuse "wha...

When the Torah tells us about the prohibitions of seeking answers about the future through sorcery, it says in the Pasuk, "תמים תהיה עם ה' אלוקיך - You should have a perfect (faith) with Hashem your G-d." The Torah is teaching us not to worry about the future and instead ...

Member: I feel drained right now. I feel like I've been fighting the whole entire day. Dov: Airbag and seatbelt time....uh-oh. Either the outer environment needs to change, or the inner environment does. One of them has to go. If you believe it's from inside you, I do not...

What does it mean to serve? Does this question touch a nerve? You got some nerve! To ask me to serve You want me to be your slave? Do you want me to build you a cave? Or dig a grave? Yea for you, I will dig a grave! Go away! Hide in a cave! I am for me Can't you see? I'...

I was a guy who used to fall multiple times a day. Recently, I've been working really hard on myself and, with the help of GYE, I was able to stay clean for 6 months straight! After a recent fall, I opened up to my wife about it immediately, and she was able to tak...

Journey into Manhood is a highly recommended experiential workshop for men dealing with same-sex attraction. Oct 31 - Nov 2, outside of Jerusalem, for adult men of all ages. For details and registration call today: 072-215-6605 More info: http://jimisrael2012.wixsi...

Today most commercial flying is done on a radio beam. A directional beam is produced to guide the pilot to his destination, and as long as he keeps on this beam he knows that he is safe, even if he cannot see around him for fog, or get his bearings in any other way. As ...

To those attending the weekly SSA conference calls, The next call, our 5th of the 12 calls, will resume normal scheduling Tuesday November 1 at 10:45 am - 11:30 am EST. This means there will not be a call the rest of October. I am looking forward to resuming our calls...

Dear Confused! Of course, it can be related to your involvement with GYE! The problem we have is obviously increased when we keep thinking about it all the time. It does not matter if we are thinking about naked people - or about not thinking about naked people - either w...

Ever suspect that social media was doing more harm than good, at least to social relations? If you did, now there's a new study that seems to confirm those beliefs. According to a new survey of 2,000 married Britons, conducted by U.K. law firm Slater and Gordon, social ...

All I can say is "thank you!" Since signing up, I have really become a better person. I now win when I have an urge; I owe you my sanity; I owe you my nitzchius. I can only imagine the reward for your hard work. *** Keep up the great work. It is now time for me to help ot...

Dear GYE, I would like to take a couple of minutes before Yom Kippur to express my ultimate gratitude for ALL that you've done for me in the past couple of months since I've joined. Last Yom Kippur, I remember feeling so much despair. I thought I would never be abl...