Art & Music
The artist’s genius lies in the ability to bypass the externals and perceive the essence. This too is the goal of a mitzvah.
Music might be the closest physical representation of the spiritual. And, as they say, art is the biggest lie relating the greatest truth. From pop to classical to a simple lullaby hummed by a mother, music is the universal language of heart. From post-modern to pre-Renaissance to surrealism, art frames life in a whole new light. Are these things G-dly, holy, or profane? Isn’t there some commandment against images? And what about music – is music spiritually sound?
The Art of Deception
Jewish mystical thought: The artist is a master of deception. What is our world? A product of the art of deception.
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Entertainment
Meaningful, spiritual entertainment stimulates the human spirit to grow. How to know the difference between empty entertainment and spiritual entertainment.
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Slichos Song by Phillip Namanworth
Rosh Hashanah — head of the Year. The control center of our hearts and minds is open to rebuilding.
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The Liberating Power of Dance
Dance manifests our natural internal movement. When we freeze up, we muzzle and shackle our inner spirit. When we break out into an unbridled dance, with our hands waving free and our bodies unchained, our inherent inner rhythm is liberated and comes gushing forth.
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Do Something Crazy
Through prayer, meditation, and going outside your comfort zone to grow and learn new things, you can “go crazy” in a way that transforms you for the good — without driving you mad.
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Do You Know How to Sing?
Learn how to access your inner song and discover how melody, the language of your soul, can carry you to new and exciting places.
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How to Get Past Writer’s Block
Write with the intention of solving a dilemma. Then you will be able to shift your focus away from yourself (writer’s block is you getting in your own way) to serving the needs of others.
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Kabbalah and Music
Song transcends logic and words, it communicates on a far deeper and real level, resonating with each individual in its own unique and personal way. And yet at the same time creating unity and bonds between all human beings.
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Are Athletes Heroes? Post Olympic Musings
Join Rabbi Jacobson as he discusses sports, heroes and the human’s nature to create role models for ourselves.
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