In the spirit of Elul being the month of preparation for the High Holiday period… Three words feature prominently in the prayers of this period (and during the year!). Now is a perfect time to get to know their true meaning. Tefilah. Teshuvah. Tzedakah. Usually translated as Prayer. Repentance. Charity. […]
Jewish meditation
“Man does not live on bread alone, but by the utterance of G-d’s mouth…” (Devarim/Deuteronomy 8:3). One of the teachings of the Kabbalists is that nestled within every created thing is an “utterance of G-d’s mouth” — these are the letters of Divine speech that are the instrument of its creation […]
A Meditation on Eating – The Inner Dimension of Tzomeach ...
Tishrei – endings, beginnings, questions and Teshuvah Tishrei, the time of the High Holidays is here. Beginning with Rosh Hashanah when we crown G-d as our King and, during the Ten Days of Teshuvah until Yom Kippur and on that Day of At-One-ment, we ask forgiveness for past actions that […]