God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
The Serenity Prayer
Interesting stat. - 43 percent of American's are on some type of mood-altering medication. People aren't happy. People are tense!!
Serenity is the goal. The gemara [brachos 17] says that women [in general] are more prepared for olam haba because olam haba is a place of serenity and woman are naturally more relaxed than men. [That is why you have MILLIONS of stay at home mothers and virtually zero stay at home fathers (by choice). Men feel a need to conquer. Watch football players at the line of scrimmage. Can you imagine women doing that - all for a brown piece of chazir:-)].
Avoda for Elul - CHILL!!
We say it EVERY MORNING IN ELUL - "Hashem maoz chaya mimi efchad" - G-d is the strength of my life - whom shall I fear?! "Ki yitzpinaini bi'sooco biyom ra'a, yasteereinee bi'seiser oholo" - He will hide me in His shelter on the day of evil, He will conceal me in the concealment of His tent".
So men, women and children - RELAXXXXXX!!!
BI'SIMCHA TOMID!!!
Love and blessings!:-)
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
DRIVEN
At Iyun HaNefesh the focus in Elul is tshuva. Some words from the Master, HaRav Kook Ztz"l at the beginning of his Oros Hatshuva that express my thoughts far more eloquently than I could ever hope to...
“I find myself constantly thinking and wanting to speak exclusively about t’shuva. Much has been written on the subject of t’shuva in the Torah, the Prophets, and in the writings of our Sages, but for our generation, the matters are still obscure and require clarification…. My inner essence compels me to speak about t’shuva. And yet I am taken aback by my thoughts. Am I worthy enough to speak about t’shuva? However, no shortcoming in the world can discourage me from fulfilling my inner claim. I am driven to speak about t’shuva….”
“I find myself constantly thinking and wanting to speak exclusively about t’shuva. Much has been written on the subject of t’shuva in the Torah, the Prophets, and in the writings of our Sages, but for our generation, the matters are still obscure and require clarification…. My inner essence compels me to speak about t’shuva. And yet I am taken aback by my thoughts. Am I worthy enough to speak about t’shuva? However, no shortcoming in the world can discourage me from fulfilling my inner claim. I am driven to speak about t’shuva….”
On The Path To Spiritual Stardom
TO ALLL OF MY DEAREST SWEETEST AND MOST BELOVED FRIENDS!!!
Tonight we began. Kollel Iyun HaNefesh is on the road. We started our Elul seder with chavrusas in the essays of the Sfas Emes on Elul, Maharal's Nesiv Hateshuva and a shiur on the Rambam's Hilchos Teshuva showing the GEMS AND PEARLS that the TITAN of our last thousand years has to share - if you think and analyze properly. We showed how the Rambam guides us in the fine art of TRANSFORMING OUR ESSENCE into something much greater.
Hopefully all of the lomdim are ALREADY slightly better people and will only keep growing.
THIS ONLY HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE GENEROSITY OF OUR SUPPORTERS SO A MAJORLY, HUGELY, GIANT, ENORMOUS DEBT OF GRATITUDE IS OWED. I am your indentured servant forever. I hope and believe that the merit of our learning [and davening - I gave out a list with our supporter's names and mother's names with instructions to daven daily on their behalf] will stand in good stead for all.
LOVE AND BLESSINGS TO ALLLLLL AND A CHODESH TOOOOOOOVVVV!!!!!
Tonight we began. Kollel Iyun HaNefesh is on the road. We started our Elul seder with chavrusas in the essays of the Sfas Emes on Elul, Maharal's Nesiv Hateshuva and a shiur on the Rambam's Hilchos Teshuva showing the GEMS AND PEARLS that the TITAN of our last thousand years has to share - if you think and analyze properly. We showed how the Rambam guides us in the fine art of TRANSFORMING OUR ESSENCE into something much greater.
Hopefully all of the lomdim are ALREADY slightly better people and will only keep growing.
THIS ONLY HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE GENEROSITY OF OUR SUPPORTERS SO A MAJORLY, HUGELY, GIANT, ENORMOUS DEBT OF GRATITUDE IS OWED. I am your indentured servant forever. I hope and believe that the merit of our learning [and davening - I gave out a list with our supporter's names and mother's names with instructions to daven daily on their behalf] will stand in good stead for all.
LOVE AND BLESSINGS TO ALLLLLL AND A CHODESH TOOOOOOOVVVV!!!!!
A Success!!
Reuven ben Tova Chaya had successful surgery to remove his tumor Baruch Hashem! Please keep davening.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
As we sit on Elul's doorstep and the world of teshuva beckons, I wanted to share a number of insights here. If anyone has anything to add I'd appreciate it.
Points To Ponder
Two more questions in the spirit of the previous post.
Mizmor shir li'yom ha'shabbos - That's the title of the chapter. Then - NOT A WORD ABOUT SHABBOS. Sorta like sending an email with a subject on top and then the email has NOTHING to do with the subject.
Strange.
Li'dovid Hashem Ori Vi'yishi - We read it every day of Elul at the end of davening after we blow the shofar. Elul and the shofar are supposed to instill fear in us. The theme of Li'dovid Hashem is "DON'T FEAR, EVERYTHING WILL BE OK".
Strange.
Mizmor shir li'yom ha'shabbos - That's the title of the chapter. Then - NOT A WORD ABOUT SHABBOS. Sorta like sending an email with a subject on top and then the email has NOTHING to do with the subject.
Strange.
Li'dovid Hashem Ori Vi'yishi - We read it every day of Elul at the end of davening after we blow the shofar. Elul and the shofar are supposed to instill fear in us. The theme of Li'dovid Hashem is "DON'T FEAR, EVERYTHING WILL BE OK".
Strange.
ראובן דוד בן חוה לאה
Please daven for little boy who was struck by live wires in Monsey this past shabbos and is now in critical condition!
Reuven Dovid ben Chava Leah
Reuven Dovid ben Chava Leah
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