
Soul & Mystical
Have you ever burst into tears for no apparent reason? That is your soul calling out to you, saying hello.
Wait, does Judaism even believe in such things? I thought they were Far-Eastern ideas and New Age concepts. Isn’t the Torah about ritual and performance – do this, do not do that? The Hebrew school I went to never mentioned a soul, and it certainly wasn’t a mystical experience. What does my soul even look like? How do I know when I’ve seen it? How may I touch the mysteries of mysticism?
Meat & Atzilut
After taking a closer look at the Jew’s complaint we can understand the purpose of the world- to integrate the Divine and physical worlds.
Read MoreThe Five Roots of Trauma
The three weeks between the first attack on the Holy Temple and the final destruction are a time concentrate on healing by addressing the root of the issue.
Read MoreThe Seasoned Life: The Etrog
The etrog represents the righteous who remain constant from year to year and are not effected by their surroundings.
Read MoreEqual Housing: Unity Of Sukkot
The four species of Sukkot represent each type of Jew unified as one, and implies a greater harmony among all Jewish people.
Read MoreYom Kippur: Why the High Priest Went Home
Seven days before Yom Kippur, the Kohen Gadol (“High Priest”) is removed from his home to his chamber in the Holy Temple. Learn about the significance of home in relation to Yom Kippur.
Read MoreFive Roots of Trauma Revisited
Using the concepts of The Five Roots of Trauma, this article looks at the five tragic events that took place on the 17th of Tammuz..
Read MoreWhy We Fast On Yom Kippur: Reverse Biology
Spiritual meaning of fasting: Yom Kippur is a taste of this future world of reverse biology. We will be sustained by hunger, and will experience other unnatural phenomena.
Read MoreWhat Is A Baal Teshuvah?
The baal teshuvah, who frees the sparks of divinity imprisoned in the realm of the forbidden, is examined in contrast with the tzaddik, who has more limited powers.
Read MoreThe Sukkah as a Metaphor for Life
The transitory Sukkah reminds us that we are just travelers in this impermanent material world; we are spiritual beings on a material journey, not material beings on a spiritual journey.
Read MoreThe Ten Days of Teshuvah
The first ten days of the Jewish calendar are known as “the ten days of teshuvah.” These are days for soul-searching, repentance and return (teshuvah) to G-d.
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