September 2019

Spiritual intimacy: sharing your innermost thoughts about what yom tov means to you

As we enter the new year, many of us have thoughts, reflections, meditations, seekings, contemplations about the past year and what changes we want to bring into our lives in the upcoming year: what is my personal purpose; what is my connection to Yiddishkeit; what is the meaning of my life; what do I value

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Elul … Introspection, self reflection … Looking to the past for a stronger future: our actions.

Our actions, what we do has lasting impact. On ourselves and on others around us, and oftentimes even further. — Think about how habits are formed. Action after action. — Think about how ‘atmospheres’ or cultures are built. Action after action. — Think about how companies are grown. Action after action. — And reputations. —

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Elul … Introspection, self reflection … Looking to the past for a stronger future: our words.

The words we say have come into the world. And has lasting effect. For positive. And for negative. For ourselves, for the ones who hear, for the ones who just happen to be around at that time (maybe our kids?) – Compliments, admiration, appreciation, encouragement, apologies … – Complaints, critiques, grievances, accusations, demands … —

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Elul … Introspection, self reflection … Looking to the past for a stronger future: our thoughts.

Thoughts will float in and out of our mind. We have little control of that which might float in. But we do control what we do with the thought once it appears. Some thoughts are useful, creative, powerful. And we ought to build on them to grow and propel upward. “I feel so blessed in

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