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"There are always two sides to every disagreement unless of course... you are one of them!" :) When you see the arguments and disagreements of others, they may look petty unless you are involved. Can we step back and observe our own disagreements? That takes real strength... Aizehu Gibor? Who is strong? we are taught in Pirkei Avot, one who conquers himself... Rabbi Menachem Mendel Bluming and anonymous source

500 Chabad Rabbis from across Europe traveled across Russia to redouble their promise to the Jewish People Full article here

When you donate an organ, is the recipient partly you now? And is a kidney donor any less of a person with only one kidney? Having lost a part of themselves, is their identity minimized in any way?  The answer to all of the above is certainly no. Because you haven't given away a part of yourself, you have given a part of your body. And your body is not you. Your soul is. You are a soul, and that soul has a body.  So then let's ramp up the question a notch. Brain transplants are not yet possible. Although the way some people behave, it seems as if they have already become donors :) But the theoretical possibility of brain transplants really boggles the mind. Am I still me if I have someone else's brain? Maybe your kidney can become my kidney, and we both still remain the same people. But if someone's brain becomes someone else's, who is who?  Well, the answer remains the same. You are not your brain, you are your soul. Your mind, your personality and...

The Olympics consist of top world athletes. Yes, there are others who may have the same skills and maybe even greater skills but is it is the training that is the catalyst for the metamorphosis from great skill to an Olympic athlete. The word for faith in Hebrew is Emunah. Imun - the root word of the word of Emunah, is training.  Faith is a natural skill, natural to your soul which is in the image of G-d, but it is only through training that you can cultivate that natural skill to become a life altering treasure. So start training - go for the Gold! It will enrich your life… Menachem Mendel Bluming, RSK and Chabad.org

Imagine that you know someone who needs food to feed their family. You want to help them. So you send a nice check in the mail. But it never gets there, as the mailman kept the check for himself. So you order a meal online for them. But the restaurant got the order wrong and gave the food to someone else.  Not giving up, you arrange a grocery shop for them. But the delivery truck never showed up.  Exasperated, you go on to your bank app to do a direct transfer. And the app crashes.  Did you try to help? Yes. Were they helped? No. What went wrong? You were let down by the system. You may have the best intentions, but you rely on others to do their part. If they don't, the help doesn't arrive.  G-d wants to help everyone. So He created a world that has all the necessary resources to feed every mouth. And he set up a system to deliver the goods to those who are in need.  We are the system. You and me.  There is enough money in th...