A time for renewal

One of the main things I did during my hitbodedut (personal prayer) at Rebbe Nachman's gravesite in my recent trip to Uman was to take a good, hard look at The Beams and the direction we hope to be taking during the previous year.

The recent cyber face-lifting of the Beams (I hope you like it) is a reflection of our resolve for a renewed inner dimension as well. Politics and religious debates are a hopeless and utter waste of time; you can see the news and bashing on dozens of other web sites and blogs. My energies will be dedicated to spreading emuna, inspiring people of all backgrounds, and helping them make their own personal connection to G-d.

I believe that Emuna - the pure and unshaking faith in Hashem - is the key to personal happiness, our national survival, and world peace. Most people - clergymen included - have no idea what real emuna is all about. That's why Lazer Beams will be dealing more and more in emuna. Personally, I'd rather have an intimate reader-family of 600 emuna-seekers than the 4-5,000 news seekers I was getting daily when I was writing about current events. 

I'd like for Lazer Beams to be a cyber oasis of emuna, and a place for you to come and just feel good about yourself, knowing that Hashem loves you and that we do too.