faith

"Sometimes I wonder how the Jews felt with the sea before them and the Egyptians behind. What would I have done, how would I have felt in their shoes?", begins Bayla Berkman—a mother of a six-year-old diagnosed with leukemia, in one of the most moving columns relevant to the season of the Festival of Freedom.

We all pray for salvation, each in our own way. But do we truly believe that our prayers and blessings are received? How can we train for genuine prayer?

How Eden guided her husband Oded Menashe's life towards a path of faith: Watch a captivating interview where the couple is revealed like never before. Eden poses probing and challenging questions to her husband, Oded, who answers with honesty. Don't miss it. "One cannot survive in the world without learning Torah," he says.

Does an evident truth need to consider other beliefs and opinions?

Watch and Understand: 'Act of Confidence' from the film 'Tales of Rabbi Nachman,' starring Yehuda Barkan

Hashem loves us unconditionally, even when His love seems hidden. Rabbi Haggai Mazor delves into the meaning of the phrase: "As a father has compassion for his children."

Nadav Gedalia, a religious journalist and filmmaker who inadvertently found himself in the status of late bachelorhood, decided to make lemonade out of lemons and created an intriguing film titled "Single with Hashem." Now, he speaks candidly about it on the Hidabroot website.

Rabbi Uri Zohar discusses how to balance faith and practicality in anticipating the Messiah's arrival.

How to cope with distracting thoughts during prayer?

When Bobbi McCaughey discovered she was pregnant, she learned she was expecting not just one, but seven babies. Doctors advised her to abort at least four. "They said the chances of them being born healthy were slim," she recalls. How are the septuplets doing today?

They have lost their loved ones in tragic incidents, yet they rise above their pain to comfort others. On Tisha B'Av, a day when we all yearn for redemption, we document these painful but inspiring meetings filled with immense faith. They have a true comforter.

Nechunya, twin brother to Moria, was born with Down syndrome, but this fact did not affect his parents' happiness at all – Shlomo and Shiraz Ben Dor. In an inspiring conversation, Shlomo shares about life with their special son and the leukemia that later attacked young Nechunya. A story of faith and the strength to see the good even when everything around seems dark.

If trusting and asking is enough for salvation, why were righteous people killed?

How can we prove to someone that life is important and has a great spiritual purpose?

Three years ago, Gabi and Ada Moty surprised everyone when, after 25 years of waiting, they welcomed their first daughter into the world. Recently, once again, their community was astonished to learn that Ada was pregnant. Yesterday, they celebrated the brit milah of their son. An emotional interview about the family's double miracle.

Hashem was always distant to her: watching from above, marking another black dot against her. She never remembered to think of him as the one who brought her into the world, gave her a family, friends, and a job. Therefore, note this - observing commandments without a true connection to Hashem puts our faith at risk.

Raised among idolaters, Abraham smashed his father's idols and was cast into a fiery furnace. When he realized there is only one God, he stood alone against the world, paying a hefty price. As his descendants, we are fortunate to be born into a people who uphold and spread this profound truth.

Fascinating insights into the weekly Torah portion and the significance of faith in redemption

Gabriel Sasson, the father who lost seven of his children in a Brooklyn fire about ten months ago, gives a personal interview about life before and after the tragedy, the source of his strength, and his true purpose. "After the fire, I began to understand things on a deeper level. What is my role in the universe? What does Hashem want from me? I realized that this world is an illusion and that I want to help the Jewish people."

How to strengthen your prayer, even when they are not immediately answered?