Feeling joyous on Shabbat constitutes a great mitzvah (commandment or good deed) in Judaism. No matter your circumstances, you must be joyous on Shabbat. Plus, according to Rebbe Nachman, it’s impossible to feel a connection to God unless you can experience joy. Indeed, mitzvot, or commandments, are supposed to connect us to the Divine, and, we …
In Preparation for Shabbat: Laugh So You Can Move Into Joy Read More »
Here’s an interesting look at how actor Will Smith approaches life and manifestation. He sees life as the art of alchemy: changing lemons into lemonaide, if you will, just like his grandmother advised. This isn’t far off from the Law of Attraction, which may be what he is alluding to without ever saying it directly. …
Builders working near the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland found a message in a bottle written by seven former prisoners and buried in a cement wall.These men left a simple message written in pencil: Just their names, the numbers that had been tattooed on their arms, and their home towns in Poland …
If You Were Going to Put a Message in a Bottle, What Would You Write? Read More »
Passover is over and bread is back in the house! More specifically, on Shabbat, we ate challah! I’m a bread lover, so a Shabbat during Passover week spent eating hard, cold, tasteless matzoh rather than soft, warm-out-of-the-oven, sweet bread just doesn’t seem right. I know, I know… Passover involves eating matzoh, the Bread of Freedom…the Bread …
Last week when I was in Westport, CT, speaking about how to move through fear, I said that we all have to realize that its a miracle that we exist day to day on what Rebbe Nachman of Breslov called the “very narrow bridge.” That bridge represents our lives. Every day we walk on that …
It's not "Just" Anything – It's "Ta-Keh" Everything Read More »
I’ve been so proud of myself. In the last two weeks or so, I’ve listened to spirit’s call as well as to my desire to pursue my goals. In other words, I’ve taken positive and inspired action. I’m making affirmations of action. In my case, this means writing and completing a new booklet and ebook …
Yesterday I learned that Rabbi Alan Lew had died. I didn’t know Rabbi Lew well, but I had the honor of teaching at an event where he was the keynote speaker two years ago. I remember his speach well; in fact, I used what I learned from him later in a talk I gave – …
I often receive emails from our local Chabad rabbi, Yochanan Friendman, who I like very much. He actually taught my son to lay tefillin, and inspired him to do so for a month – actually more – and bought him a beautiful tefillin bag for doing so. (I’ve done some editing for his father, Manis …
Chabad and LOA: A Lesson in Consciousness for the New Year Read More »
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is almost upon us. Depending upon where you live, it might be less than 24 hours before you find yourself sitting in a synagogue somewhere thinking about the last year, the new year, what you need to repent for, who you need to go to and ask for forgiveness, and what …
“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.” Do you remember that song? I was thinking about it last night and told my son that he needed to sing it every day as his theme song. We’ve been talking about when he let his …
Every spring I’m faced with a daunting task: I must pull enormous amounts of weeds that grow on my large rural property. I live in the Santa Cruz Mountains on about four acres of land. Not all of that land has been cleared or is usable. However, the area around the house has, of course, …
In case you don’t get my newsletter, here’s a wonderful Rosh Hashanah message from Reb Zalman, the founder and spiritual leader of the Jewish Renewal movement. It was sent to me by Aleph, the umbrella Jewish Renewal organization and reprinted here with permission. You can reprint it or send it along as well as long …
Rosh Hashanah Message from Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi Read More »
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