Tag: light
The Link Between Shame and Baseless Hatred
We are defining shame as the discomfort produced when the ego feels diminished
Addiction and Higher Teshuvah: Rosh HaShana 2023
You might be surprised to hear that addiction is as old as humanity
SHADOWS AND LIGHT: CHANUKKA 5783/2022
Chanukka lights bring healing to the corruptions of power that surround our light
A TEACHING FOR THE FAST OF TAMMUZ
This Torah of Atzilut is what we received at Sinai, but forfeited when
“This Opposite This” HaShem Made the World
The whole drama of geopolitics comes down to “who eats who?": In the
The Reward of a Mitzvah
The Zohar is teaching that HaShem (so to speak) looked into Him/Her/Itself and
Black Fire on White Fire: Torah of Atzilut
This Torah of Atzilut was what Adam would have received had he not
Converts: Unsung Heroes of the Oral Torah
Shavuot 5778 / 2018 "And you shall know the soul of a convert,
A Chanukka Meditation from the Zohar
Those who seize this occasion to meditate on the Chanukka lamps will be
The Transmutation of Shame though Teshuva
Rosh HaShana 2016 / 5777 There are three categories of tikunim, and every
The Torah of Atzilut: The Torah of Souls
Shavuot 2016 /5776 At Sinai we got the Torah of Atzilut—the Torah of
A Short Discourse on Freedom
Pesach 2016 /5776 The reward phase of history called the world-to-come is characterized
Topsy-Turvy Gluon Dance: Purim 2016 /5776
Relationship is a dynamic endeavor for it combines two contradictory poles—merging and differentiating—that
“These Lights are Holy…”: An Instruction for Meditation
Chanukka 2015 / 5776 Our simple affirmation now becomes a deep teaching about
“…Until there are no stragglers in the marketplace.”
When is the time for lighting Chanukka candles? The earliest time is sunset
Sweetening the Dinim: Rosh HaShanna
Rosh HaShana 2013. Our Rosh Hashana avoda—its soul-searching, lengthy prayers, and special mitzvot—is
Hillel says to move toward many; Shammai says to move toward one
Hillel says to start with one candle and add another each day until
On Chanukka Everyone’s a High Priest
When the High Priest lit the menorah his intention was actually a prayer,
The Inner Search for Pure Oil
Our world view, our sense of truth, our vision of perfection, our vision
Holiday Teachings