Shlomo Ezagui, at The Blogs

Mar 14, 2023, 3:04 AM

Our sages tell us that we were redeemed from Egypt in the month of Nissan, and the final redemption will come this month. From creation, God chose Nissan as the month for redemption from Egypt. Jacob received his blessings on...

Mar 9, 2023, 4:08 AM

What is Pure and Authentic Faith?

The mind is THE edge we humans have over anything else in creation. When the Bible says we were formed in God's image, it essentially talks about our God-given ability to think independently of our bodies. Our mind defines...

Mar 6, 2023, 9:26 PM

Picasso or a Digital picture?

A young man began his return journey back to his spiritual roots and asked Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, "Rabbi, why is it so difficult? Why do I constantly have hardships, difficulties coping…?" The Rebbe replied, "We are...

Feb 27, 2023, 5:24 AM

Purim: Unconditional Love

Many books tell us that there is a deep connection between the holidays of Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) and Purim (the holiday wherein we are instructed to drink lots of wine). In Hebrew, names are not just a...

Feb 23, 2023, 5:56 AM

The Purpose of Life Is to Serve

How does serving God properly, for the right reasons, have anything to do with happiness, meaning, or depression? Once, Rabbi Levi Yitzchok of Berditchov saw a man running to work in the morning and asked him to come into the...

Feb 21, 2023, 8:59 PM

The masks over good and evil

The Book of Esther is different from all other books of the Bible in that the name of God is not mentioned even once. On the surface, God is nowhere to be found! Names are just for others to use...

Feb 17, 2023, 7:45 PM

Three steps to real freedom

I recently read a book that addressed the grave mistakes governments make that often result in the deaths of millions of people and the loss of a great deal of money. The author suggests that when governments make decisions...

Feb 15, 2023, 10:26 PM

Faith. The Cornerstone of Life

God commands Moses to "come" to Pharaoh and request the freedom of the Israelites. Why does the Bible use this unusual phrasing of "come" to Pharaoh? It would make more sense to say "go" to Pharaoh. One possible explanation is...

Feb 12, 2023, 11:36 PM

The Incredible Power of Words

The Power of the Words We Speak "He who guards his mouth and his tongue guards himself from aggravation of his soul." - Proverbs 21:23 Jacob ben Wolf Kranz of Dubno, the Dubner Maggid, was a Lithuanian-born maggid (preacher). He was born...

Feb 8, 2023, 9:25 PM

God manifested in humans

In that order, your thoughts, words, and actions make a genuine difference. The Bible says we are created in the form and image of God. Indeed, God is not seated on a throne in heaven, with a long, white flowing...

About Me

Rabbi Shlomo Ezagui is an author and lecturer. "A Spiritual Soul Book" www.aspiritualsoulbook.com & "Maimonides Advice for the 21st Century" www.maimonidesadvice.com. Rabbi Ezagui opened in 1987 the first Chabad Center in Palm Beach County, Florida, and the first Orthodox Synagogue on the Island of Palm Beach, Florida.

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