The recipe for unhappiness is "compare, compare, compare." With guidance from our matriarch, Leah, Ruchi Koval searches for new ingredients that will bring us happiness, instead.
Do secrets protect us or hurt us? Ruchi Koval shares how the Torah’s wisdom can help us find a healthy balance.
Parshat Mikeitz: If we don’t really mean it, should we still say, “I’m sorry?”
Being vulnerable is hard. That’s no reason not to keep trying. Ruchi Koval consults this week's parsha, Toldot, for guidance on authenticity without regret.
Parshat Vayigash: When we find someone to blame for our problems, the relief is sweet – but short-lived. Is there a healthier alternative?
More than 30% of non-Asian Buddhists are Jews. As Ruchi Koval explores this week's parsha – in which three of Abraham's children journey to the East – she illuminates the beauty and wisdom of Judaism and Buddhism’s shared teachings.
What does it take to become a truly great teacher? Ruchi Koval has some advice: look to the moon.
Is it possible to “die well?” Ruchi Koval shares how Jewish wisdom can guide us to create lasting legacies – and fewer regrets.
When Ruchi Koval was a child, she would wake to the sounds of her grandfather, a cantor, warming up for Shabbat – and it made more of an impression than he would ever know.
The road to success is paved with failure. The biggest mistake is to let the fear of failure stop you from getting there.
The people who shaped us from the very beginning are often the ones we overlook. How can we adequately express gratitude for those that we take for granted?
A little white lie. A last-minute change of plans. A promise you might not be able to keep. These things don’t really matter, right? Jewish wisdom says otherwise.
Boundaries are sacred. Find the confidence to establish and keep yours, with guidance from Jewish wisdom.
We all could use a break. Here’s how Jewish wisdom can help us make the most of our time away from work.
Anxiety can make us feel like we are responsible for managing the entire universe. Here’s how Jewish wisdom can help.
We’ve all done things we’re not proud of – but those mistakes do not need to define us.
It takes a wise person to say, “I don’t know” – and an even wiser person to be okay with that answer.
Each of us is on a journey – but where we are heading may not be apparent for years to come.
We can’t always solve other people’s problems – but we can always speak up in support. This week's parsha shows us how our voices can make all the difference.
Every choice has consequences. It’s how we handle them that matters. Building a relationship with God means weathering the consequences he might send our way.