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מחשבה יומית Think and consider that every place was, at the beginning, full with the light of Ein Sof (the Eternal). So it was necessary for G-d to contract Himself to make a space to create the worlds. Nevertheless, there still remains an impression of that original, all-encompassing holiness. Everything in the world, in the beginning, was all within G-d. Hanhagos Tzadikim, Rebbe Mordechai miTchernobyl
שיפור עצמי לחודש Self-Improvement for the Month of Iyar Iyar is the second of the Hebrew months. This month is commonly referred to as the month of (natural) healing because its name is an acronym for the Hebrew words that mean “I am God your Healer” (אֲנִי י־הוה רֹפְאֶךָ). The part of our body associated with Iyar is the kidney. In the Torah, the kidneys are a symbol of innate wisdom. Thus, the Sages say that “the kidneys give advice.” In particular, the right kidney relates to spiritual advice or introspection. Question for Self-Reflection: How do we approach healing? Do we allow our own innate intuition to guide us on our healing journey, accepting advice from our "inner guide?" Do we humble ourselves before the infinite light and radiance of Ain Sof (the Infinite One), in order to become a vessel for healing? Do we reflect properly on our healing, and grow emotionally through our healing journey? Some of this material is adapted from www.inner.org. |
Live & Interactive Online Class!OROT HA’RAYAH
Every Sunday, 5:00 - 6:00 PM Eastern Time with special guest teacher “And a generation will come alive Rabbi Avraham Itzchak HaCohen Kook (haRaYaH) tz”l, 1865–1935, was a spiritual giant who integrated complete mastery of the entire Torah, Talmud, and Kabbalistic literature with an enlightened consciousness. His spiritual notebooks are a major new Torah treasure for our generation. His illumination and insights are breathtaking. Our interactive online learning circle will read selections from his most profound writings in the original Hebrew. (We will translate everything into English.) Rav Kook's writings cover a vast array of topics. We will select topics to focus on based on the interests and desires of the participants. We will explore the significance of what we learn in the context of our process of personal and spiritual development. No previous background is necessary. The only prerequisite is a desire to look deeply & widely into the nature of reality. Rabbi Itzchak Marmorstein is a rabbi whose teachings integrate the depths of the ancient teachings and the breadth of the contemporary unfolding. As a passionate student of the teachings of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook for over 30 years, he is doing pioneering work in bringing Rav Kook to the public. His current focus is a creative jazz-poetry collaboration with Greg Wall’s Later Prophets known as “HA’OROT: The Lights of Rav Kook.” Their acclaimed CD was recently released on John Zorn’s Tzadik Records. www.haorot.org, www.myspace.com/orothrav Cost: $22/month (Usually 4 classes, but occasionally 3 or 5; every effort is made to hold all classes as scheduled. Payment is for monthly access and cannot be prorated, and credit is not given when a class is cancelled due to a holiday or unforeseen circumstances or when a student is unable to attend.) Click here to register for this class. You will then be sent the link to the virtual classroom. This class is presented by Mercaz Machshava Tova (a project of Room613/Jewish Education Alternatives) In collaboration with Mercaz HaRayah-The Centre For Jewish Arts and Literacy (http://sixthstreetsynagogue.org/classes/). “It is necessary to raise our thought, will, and basic preoccupations (Rav Kook, Lights of Holiness, 3:147)
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