The Kabbalistic Mystery of Nesira

Though nesira means surgical uncoupling, it only severs back-facing, addictive bonds. Its uncoupling actually initiates a higher, willful, and more rectified recoupling.

ELUL AND THE THIRTEEN ATTRIBUTES OF MERCY

Elul and the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy Each month comes with its special lights and gifts and energies.  And mostly we learn about the month from the correspondences presented in the Sefer Yetzira.  Each month has a letter, a special sensitivity, a part of the body and an astrological sign. The Sefer Yetzira informs us […]

Inviting Our Inner Stranger

Pesach Teaching 2010 / 5770. This is the bread of affliction that our fathers ate in the land of Egypt. All who are hungry, let them come and eat.

THE THREE LEVELS OF TESHUVA

Rosh HaShana 5770/2009: There are three levels of teshuva. Each of them is real, but their sticking power varies.

On Rosh HaShana Our Sparks Get Distributed

Our mission is to collect all the sparks connected to our soul. But not all sparks are alike. Some are a pleasure to gather, while others take blood, sweat, and a lot of tears.

The Shofar’s Power to Awaken Teshuva

One practice to prepare for Rosh HaShana is to create a prayer-vision of the best that could possibly unfold for this new year. Of course this is what we want…or is it?

Prayer Visioning: Rosh Hashana 5765/2004

Everyone knows that this pre Rosh HaShana period is a time for intensive soul searching. It’s important to seize the moment, for on Rosh Hashana we receive our allocation of spiritual resources for the coming year.