Parshat Shmini 5782💡All our beginnings are from Purim now. Rebbe Nachman teaches us to start anew all the time.🔥 Rebbe Nachman teaches in Likutei Moharan that the light of Purim leads the path and prepares us for Pesach. In the beginning (of our history as a people), all new beginnings were from the light ofContinue reading “Parshat Shmini 5782”
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Purim 5782
Purim 5782💡💡Some short ideas about Purim. In an incredible prayer about Purim,💥 Rebbe Natan of Breslov says that the miracle of Purim, (where everything seemed so hidden🧐), is greater than all the other miracles that Hashem has done with us as a people! 🚀Why is there no day, and no illumination which is greater thanContinue reading “Purim 5782”
Parshat Vayikra 5782
Parshat Vayikra 5782💡The 12 Steps- Roots of Healing❤️ It is taught in the 12 step program that the actual addiction, whatever it might be, is not the real source of the problem. It is just the result. It is the action we are engaging in, in order to escape the real pain💔. What are someContinue reading “Parshat Vayikra 5782”
Parshat Pekudei 5782
Parshat Pekudei 5782💡The 12 Steps; I’m helpless to change without help from Hashem and others. I started learning last week in a twelve step program💖 run by an Israeli outreach organization. There were people there from all backgrounds. Some of the participants are recovering addicts, but many of the participants are those who came toContinue reading “Parshat Pekudei 5782”
Parshat Vayakhel 5782
Parshat Vayakhel 5782💡Our prayers make an impression. Everything good we do makes a difference.👏I heard a powerful story💥 this past Shabbos morning, a version of a story I heard years ago from my Rabbi, which has stayed with me ever since.🤔 In his Shabbos morning drasha, the Rav of a local shul here asked whyContinue reading “Parshat Vayakhel 5782”
The Twelve Steps
This quote comes from the 8th Step in the 12 Step program. True healing comes about when we can forgive others and acknowledge our mistakes. Trusting in a Higher Power and knowing everything happens for a reason, and is ultimately for our best, can help us let go of our resentments and bad feelings. JustContinue reading “The Twelve Steps”
Parshat Ki Tisa 5782
Parshat Ki Tisa 5782💡💡 I am Hashem who heals you.❤️I’ve had very little time to stop and write something this week. However, I just wanted to share a short idea which gave me strength and encouragement in the past few days. Rebbe Nachman teaches in Likutei Moharan🔥, 78th Torah, that our speech, our words haveContinue reading “Parshat Ki Tisa 5782”
Parshat Tetzaveh 5782💡
This weeks parsha deals almost exclusively with the service of the Kohanim. One of the special vestments of the Kohen Hagadol, Aharon, was the choshen,❤️ a special breastplate that he wore during the service in the Mishkan. On the choshen were inscribed the names of the twelve tribes. Aharon Hacohen carried the Jewish people onContinue reading “Parshat Tetzaveh 5782💡”
Joey Rosenfeld on Brokenness
A friend of mine sent me this quote recently, while he was listening to Joey Rosenfeld’s interview on the Meaningful People podcast. I think it is a very powerful insight which complements my last article about the beauty of a broken heart. Joey Rosenfeld is a brilliant young teacher and therapist living in St. Louis,Continue reading “Joey Rosenfeld on Brokenness”
Mindfulness According to Rebbe Nachman 9- A Broken Heart
What does it mean to have a broken heart? Is having a broken heart the same thing as sadness? What is the difference between them? We touched on the subject of sadness in the first article in this series- Mindfulness According to Rebbe Nachman. Let us explore what Rebbe Nachman teaches us regarding these questions.Continue reading “Mindfulness According to Rebbe Nachman 9- A Broken Heart”