Shmuz Character Traits

The Shmuz: Character Traits

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Shmuz #284

The Gift of Teshuva
Shmuz #283

Who Put that Thought
Shmuz #281

Your Thoughts Become Who You Are
Shmuz #280

Hashem loves you more than you love you
Shmuz #279

Perspectives on Covid 19
Shmuz #278

Din Rachamim and COVID-19
Shmuz #277

Marriage Lessons from the Meggilah
Shmuz #276

TESHUVA SHMUZ 5780
Shmuz #250

Moshiach What's in it for Me
Shmuz #275

Tisha B'AV 5779 -What are we Missing?
Shmuz #274

Tisha B'Av - From HASHEM's Perspective
Shmuz #273

Don’t Trust Your Brain
Shmuz #272

Tests of Emunah - More Powerful than G-d
Shmuz #271

It's Not The Way its Supposed to Be
Shmuz #270

Who Makes it in the World to Come
Shmuz #269

The 6 Constant Mitzvahs
Shmuz #258

HASHEM Loves Me
Shmuz #3

Yom Kippur The power of Tshuvah
Shmuz #268

Yom Kippur - Start the Talking During Davening
Shmuz #115

Preparing For Yom Kippur
Shmuz #49

Yom Kippur- The Capacity of a Human
Shmuz #266

Yom Kippur - Appreciating and Achieving Greatness
Shmuz #265

Rosh Hashanah - Knowing HASHEM
Shmuz #263

Yom Kippur - Finding the Real You
Shmuz #262

Rosh HaShanah - Being Mamlich HASHEM
Shmuz #254

Biases and Prejudice in the Courtroom of My Mind
Shmuz #251

Kindliness is G-dliness
Shmuz #248

Dealing with Tragedy
Shmuz #243

Needs of the Soul
Shmuz #241

The Gratitude Attitude
Shmuz #239

Being Wise to Yourself
Shmuz #176

Teshuvah Shmuz A Diamond with a Flaw
Shmuz #175

Rosh Hashana Prep – Yom Ha Din
Shmuz #149

The System of Tshuvah
Shmuz #2

Rosh Hashanah Issues of the Day
Shmuz #132

PURIM: Being Human
Shmuz #160

Purim: Sheep to the Slaughter and Concert Bans
Shmuz #224

Ahmadinejad, the Palestinians and the Modern Purim Story
Shmuz #96

Purim III-Seize the Moment
Shmuz #259

What's Wrong with a Rainbow
Shmuz #257

Is it True Love-Dating Shmuz
Shmuz #267

We Only Fight With Friends
Shmuz #264

Tisha B'Av 5777
Shmuz #260

Holy Pleasures
Shmuz #256

A Mitzvah to Listen to the Rabbis
Shmuz #255

Teshuva Shmuz 5776 - In the Days to Come
Shmuz #253

Learning to Love Hashem
Shmuz #252

If I Were a Rich Man
Shmuz #247

Teshuva Shmuz- Maybe it’s my Fault
Shmuz #246

Tisha B’Av, A World Unravelling
Shmuz #245

Appreciation, The Cornerstone of Emunah
Shmuz #242

Marriage, The Second Time Around
Shmuz #240

The Gratitude Principle
Shmuz #238

Teshuva is Easy, It’s Change that’s Difficult
Shmuz #237

The Damage of Sin
Shmuz #236

How to Talk so that Hashem Listens
Shmuz #235

One Small Step for a Man
Shmuz #234

Man Dependent on Hashem
Shmuz #233

If We knew what Our Prayers Do
Shmuz #232

Tisha B’Av: What we Lost
Shmuz #231

Marriage: Women are from Venus
Shmuz #230

Marriage-The Art of an Apology
Shmuz #229

Communication in Marriage
Shmuz #228

Marriage: I Can’t Respect Him/Her
Shmuz #227

Marriage: A unit of one and I’m the One
Shmuz #226

Respect-Can a Marriage Survive without It
Shmuz #225

Inside Out-Heaven’s System of Judgement
Shmuz #223

The Cause and the Reason
Shmuz #222

Dealing with Failure
Shmuz #221

Super Hurricanes and Changing Realities
Shmuz #220

Difficult Life Situations
Shmuz #219

Looking Back on Another Year Passed
Shmuz #218

Understanding Suffering
Shmuz #217

The Incredible Power of Prayer
Shmuz #216

Love the Life You Live
Shmuz #215

A Fleeting Glimpse into the Upper Worlds
Shmuz #214

Hashem Waits for Our Teshuvah
Shmuz #213

The Tiny Giant Called I
Shmuz #212

Putting Back the Joy in Life
Shmuz #211

Putting G-d Back into the Religion
Shmuz #210

Why Is Life Such a Battle?
Shmuz #209

The Whatever Generation
Shmuz #206

Teshuva Shmuz – A Fresh New Start
Shmuz #205

The Giant Within
Shmuz #204

Listening to Your Messages
Shmuz #203

Disney Land USA, the ADD Generation
Shmuz #202

Outcomes and Intentions
Shmuz #201

Chanukah - The Power Given to Man
Shmuz #199

Lashon Harah- Mindless Chatter
Shmuz #198

Life Transforming Moments
Shmuz #197

Teshuvah Shmuz 5770 - Limiting Beliefs
Shmuz #196

I'd Be the First to Thank HASHEM If …
Shmuz #195

Stop Playing G-d!
Shmuz #194

Tisha B'Av- What We Can Do to Bring the Geulah
Shmuz #193

A Clash of Civilizations
Shmuz #192

HASHEM Really Cares
Shmuz #191

Combatting Robotic Judaism
Shmuz #190

My Rebbe
Shmuz #189

Encounters with G-d
Shmuz #188

Rich Man, Poor Man - The Ferris Wheel of Life
Shmuz #187

Self Mastery - The Key to Good
Shmuz #186

G-d for the Perplexed
Shmuz #185

Responsibility
Shmuz #184

The Galus Mentality
Shmuz #183

With Perfect Faith: Bitachon in Turbulent Times.
Shmuz #182

Tolerating Evil: A Perspective on Recent Events
Shmuz #181

Emunah in Difficult Times
Shmuz #180

Why We Want Mosiach Now
Shmuz #179

The Commitments of a Jew
Shmuz #178

To One Person You May Be the Whole World
Shmuz #177

Being Grateful
Shmuz #174

The illusion of Reality
Shmuz #173

Children of HASHEM
Shmuz #172

Tisha B’Av 2000 Years Later - Where Are We?
Shmuz #171

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
Shmuz #170

Sweet Revenge
Shmuz #169

Anger Taming the Monster Within
Shmuz #168

Emunah
Shmuz #167

Sefiras Ha'Omer Countdown to Ka'balas Ha'Torah
Shmuz #166

Everybody is Doing it! The effect of Society on us
Shmuz #165

The Art Of Listening
Shmuz #164

I Hate Criticism - The Mitzvah of Rebuke
Shmuz #163

Only the Good Die Young
Shmuz #162

Learning to Care
Shmuz #161

April 15th: The Test of Emunah
Shmuz #159

212 Degrees - Just One Degree Hotter
Shmuz #158

Me & My Big Mouth
Shmuz #157

Learning to Love Learning
Shmuz #156

Get Out of Debt
Shmuz #155

Chanukah - Flexi-dox Judaism
Shmuz #154

Marriage: A Work in Progress PART II
Shmuz #153

Marriage: A Work in Progress
Shmuz #152

In G-d's Image
Shmuz #151

Be Brave, Be Bold
Shmuz #150

Being a Religious Atheist
Shmuz #148

Rich, Richer, Richest - How to be Wealthy
Shmuz #147

Finding G-d
Shmuz #146

The Impact of One Mitzvah
Shmuz #145

Stages of Change Part III: Taking Action
Shmuz #144

Stages of Change Part II: Support Groups
Shmuz #143

Stages of Change – Part 1: Denial
Shmuz #142

The Power of Laughter
Shmuz #141

Parenting Part IV: Sibling Rivalry
Shmuz #140

The Arabs and The Jews
Shmuz #139

The Power of Speech
Shmuz #138

The Potential & The Present
Shmuz #137

Being Sensitive
Shmuz #136

I'm Never Wrong
Shmuz #135

Imagination: The Devil's Playground
Shmuz #134

PARENTING 103: Setting Limits
Shmuz #133

ReJEWvinate
Shmuz #131

Working For A Living
Shmuz #130

Living With Bitachon
Shmuz #129

HaKaras HaTov: Recognizing the Good
Shmuz #128

Kiruv: The Message & The Medium
Shmuz #127

Breaking The Forces Of Habits
Shmuz #126

Dignity of Man
Shmuz #125

Business Ethics
Shmuz #124

Life is Like a Box of Chocolates
Shmuz #123

Chanukah: Whose Side Are You On?
Shmuz #122

Parenting 102
Shmuz #121

EMES The Whole Truth
Shmuz #120

Thrift
Shmuz #119

Bris Millah
Shmuz #118

Daas Torah
Shmuz #117

OPTIMISM
Shmuz #116

GROWTH
Shmuz #114

Creating a Balanced Self Esteem
Shmuz #113

Tshuvah - Two Elements to a Sin
Shmuz #112

Chesed - The Essence of Judaism
Shmuz #111

Sustaining Spiritual Growth
Shmuz #110

Becoming a Great Individual
Shmuz #109

MACHLOKES! The Damage of Conflict
Shmuz #108

Servant of HASHEM
Shmuz #107

CHAZAK!
Shmuz #106

The Power of a Tzibbur
Shmuz #105

Understanding Life Settings Part II
Shmuz #104

Parenting 101
Shmuz #103

Torah Study – The Key To It All
Shmuz #102

Learning To Love HASHEM
Shmuz #101

Why Pray
Shmuz #100

Keeping The Dream Alive
Shmuz #99

Men are from Mars
Shmuz #98

The Power of Positive Thinking
Shmuz #97

Living the Good Life
Shmuz #95

Time Management
Shmuz #94

On Being Judgmental
Shmuz #93

Shabbos- Foundation of our Emunah
Shmuz #92

TACT
Shmuz #91

I Never Forget
Shmuz #90

Torah L'Shmah
Shmuz #89

Malbin Pnei Chavero
Shmuz #88

Chanukah - The Effect of Outside Influences
Shmuz #87

Self Control!
Shmuz #86

To Tell the Truth
Shmuz #85

MOTIVATION!
Shmuz #84

Why Me?
Shmuz #83

The Moon Was Jealous, Understanding the Forces of Nature
Shmuz #82

Why Me? Understanding Suffering
Shmuz #81

All for my People
Shmuz #80

It's Never Too Late
Shmuz #79

Reward & Punishment
Shmuz #78

Kiddush HASHEM
Shmuz #77

Man-Based Morality
Shmuz #76

Asking Advice - Second Torah Retreat
Shmuz #75

The Art of Appreciation
Shmuz #74

D'vaykus in Our Times
Shmuz #73

Self Respect - The Basis of it All
Shmuz #72

Respecting Others : The Students of Rebbe Akiva
Shmuz #71

Chesed: Being Like HASHEM
Shmuz #70

Onah – The Torah’s Sensitivity to Another’s Pain
Shmuz #68

People Skills
Shmuz #67

Understanding and Eliminating Jealously
Shmuz #66

Torah – The Mark of the Man
Shmuz #65

Davening Part III- The Third System – The Power of the Words
Shmuz #64

Davening Part II- The Love of a Father To A Son
Shmuz #63

Davening – Close Encounters with our Creator
Shmuz #62

Plan Your Life, Live Your Plan
Shmuz #61

Heroes!
Shmuz #60

Tidal Waves and Middas HaDin
Shmuz #59

Humility – An Issue of Perspective
Shmuz #58

Arrogance – Misdirected "Greatness of Man"
Shmuz #57

Torah – Creating Worlds
Shmuz #56

Chanukah – The Death of Right and Wrong
Shmuz #55

Staying Pure In An Impure World
Shmuz #54

Understanding Laziness
Shmuz #53

I hate Criticism
Shmuz #52

Bitachon Part III- The Maaser Shmuz
Shmuz #51

Bitachon Part II- Bitachon and Hishtadlus – Finding the Balance
Shmuz #50

Bitachon – Learning to Trust HASHEM
Shmuz #48

Being a Nice Guy
Shmuz #47

Cognitive Restructuring
Shmuz #46

Greatness of Man- Beyond Our understanding
Shmuz #45

WYSIWYG- Developing Willpower
Shmuz #44

Bar Kamtza - Do You Really Have Free Will?
Shmuz #43

Soton Out of the Box
Shmuz #42

Tricks of the Soton
Shmuz #41

Rebbe Akiva and Rochel – The Potential of the Individual
Shmuz #40

Acher – The Importance of Torah – Founding an Organization
Shmuz #39

I Need Needs
Shmuz #38

Where is Hashem? The Sixth Level of Emunah
Shmuz #37

Three Types of Miracles – The Fifth Level of Emunah
Shmuz #36

For the Love of Money
Shmuz #35

Hashem and Man: Master and Servant (Understanding Humility)
Shmuz #34

Israel: Exalted Nation / Oppressed People (Why Did G-d Allow the Holocaust to Happen?)
Shmuz #33

Where Was G-D During the Holocaust?
Shmuz #32

Understanding Nature – Putting the “WOW” Back into Nature
Shmuz #31

The Voice Inside
Shmuz #30

Anger Management
Shmuz #29

The Busy Generation
Shmuz #28

People Believe What They Want to Believe
Shmuz #27

Respecting the Institution – America the Beautiful
Shmuz #26

Loshon Horah – Squandering our Olam Habbah
Shmuz #25A

They Don’t Make Anti Semites Like They Used To
Shmuz #24

Understanding Life Settings
Shmuz #23

I’ll never die. Not me. No way.
Shmuz #22

Evolution - Does it Make Sense?
Shmuz #21

Choosing a Career
Shmuz #20

Davening - Making it Real
Shmuz #19

Free will - Part 2: I Never Do Anything Wrong
Shmuz #18

The Difference Between Emunah and Bitachon – Four Levels To Emunah
Shmuz #17

Acquiring Olam Habba the Easy Way – “Everyone Needs a Mike”
Shmuz #16

Olam Habba: The Greatest Motivator
Shmuz #15

Chanukah G-d Fights Our Wars
Shmuz #14

Living like a Rock
Shmuz #13

Free Will – Part 1: Nefesh Habahami, Nefesh Hasichli
Shmuz #12

People of Principle
Shmuz #11

Kibud Av of Eisav – Appreciating Parents
Shmuz #10

Questioning G-d: Finding and Keeping Your Bashert
Shmuz #9

Akaidas Yitzchak
Shmuz #8

Power of Prayer
Shmuz #6

It's not Geneivah, It's Shtick
Shmuz #5

Appreciating our Wealth
Shmuz #4

Appreciating Olam Hazeh
Shmuz #1

Eternal People
Shmuz #69

Yitzias Mitzraim – A War of Ideology
Shmuz #261

Tisha Bav 5776-What are you waiting for?
Shmuz #250

Moshiach - What's in it for Me?
Shmuz #7

Noach - Understanding Belief