Reality Check

Are our lives full of the joy, direction, and spiritual connection that Judaism offers? Too often, we keep mitzvos simply because… we keep mitzvos. Too often, we are “frum” on the outside and “bored” on the inside. Not everyone lives this way. There are people we secretly envy —people who feel Torah deep in their bones, understand it, and are excited about it. People who love — and live —Torah. It is possible to live happier, deeper, and more passionate Jewish lives. What can we do to become a little more “real”? The first step is to get greater clarity on why we do what we do, and how it all fits together. The first step is Reality Check: A Handbook of Hashkafah. bout the Author: Yosef Segal made aliyah in 2005 from Baltimore, where he attended Ner Yisrael High School. Since moving to Eretz Yisrael, he has attended some of the most prominent yeshivas in Yerushalayim. He is the author of the weekly Devar Torah blog, Ancient Ideas for the Modern Mind, and the hashkafah blog, Nation’s Wisdom, and studies and teaches in Yerushalayim where he currently resides with his family.