“When you will go before your ENEMIES… and you will Capture its Captivity!!” “ושבית שביו…” The Journey to become Sober is often called “a battle!” In this week’s Parasha, we are practically overwhelmed and introduced to eleven different types of LUST Aveiros! From th...

“Hear O Israel - you are coming near to the battle against your enemies; let your heart not be FAINT; do not PANIC and do not be BROKEB before them!” אל ירך לבבכם אל תיראו ואל תחפזו ואל תערצו מפניהם The Journey to become Sober is often called "a battle!" I have lots ...

Did the opening of our Parasha really need the word ראה "SEE?" Not really. It could have started off, "I present before you today..." It would not have changed the meaning of the rest of the verse at all. Furthermore, why does Moshe need to paint such a Black & Whi...

Robert came to my office, not by his own choice. He was “forced” by his wife Linda to meet me with me. She was sick and tired of Robert’s growing distance from her. And had suspected that he was acting inappropriately on his computer and was repulsed by the way he woul...

Am I doomed to Success? In this Parasha, Moshe continues to tell Klal Yisroel - as they were now poised to enter The Land about the history of their travails thru the desert. He shared about G-d's love for us and the many blessings we received. And he reassured us that ...

Are they the "Ten Commandments" or the "Ten Suggestions"? If you're like me - and most people, we don't like to be told what to do! The moment that someone orders me to do something, I not only refuse to do it, I try my best to do just the exact opposite. I think that G-...

Is there any REST in this Journey called Life? Parasha Devarim is the last book of our Torah. And is referred to as "Mishneh Torah" which is translated as "repetition of the Torah." Our Sages teach us that the entire Book of Devarim was spoken by Moses to the Jewish peo...

What do my choices say about me? As we all know in this Parasha we learn about how Klal Yisroel were about to enter the Land of Israel. And then the tribes of Reuben and Gad made a very very peculiar request from Moshe. Does this make sense at all? Don't forget that wh...

Have you been searching for G-d? As we all know, the "hero" of this Parasha earns the distinct honor of having the Parasha named after him. Of course, we are talking about Pinchas. (In fact, out of all the fifty-four Parashiot in the Torah, only six of them are named af...

"Join us on Monday, July 10th and all week for our Launch into the Twelve Steps - Chapter 5 - How it Works" “90% of the people who attend the Twelve Steps Meetings don't really understand the Twelve Steps!” Are you part of the 10% or the 90%?! It's not an exaggeratio...