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Rosh Hashanah isn’t just the Jewish New Year—it’s an invitation to begin again. ✨ It’s a time to lift our heads, dream bigger, and rewrite the story of our lives.
Just like the first word of the Torah, “Bereishit – In the beginning,” this season
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The shofar isn’t just a sound, it’s a message.
✨ Tekiah: the clear, steady note of the soul’s pure potential.
💔 Teruah: the broken cry of our struggles and shortcomings.
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On Rosh Hashanah, the shevarim/teruah blasts echo our tears and trembling, the awareness of how far we sometimes feel from Hashem and from who we’re meant to be.
But, as Ezra reminds us, those tears aren’t despair.
B"H Rosh Hashanah isn’t only about apples, honey, or new-year resolutions. 🍎🍯 It’s a call to remember who we really are.
✨ Crown God as King ✨ Be remembered as individuals ✨ Awaken and return to your true self
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The Shema calls us to love God with all our heart, soul, and might, our whole selves.
Yaakov vs. Esav reminds us: life isn’t about “most,” it’s about all-ness.
As the High Holidays approach, teshuva isn’t about piling on more.
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Feeling truly loved and supported is more than a nice to have it’s a spiritual need. 💛
Judaism calls this deveikut, deep connection to God and to each other.
As Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur approach, we might feel distant or unsure.
B"H We need to have a personal, spiritual, cultural and political reckoning.
We need to learn how to speak again, how to talk again, how to live and love again. I want to share a spiritual perspective on what is happening in the world and in the digital world, which is impacting every single one of us.
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Having a mentor, a rav, can change everything. ✨
A true teacher doesn’t just share wisdom.
They:
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Standing before Takakkaw Falls, Canada’s second-highest waterfall, you can feel the power of creation in motion.
The Torah speaks of rivers clapping and praising God, reminders of Eden, and of Torah
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The sound of the shofar in Elul isn’t just a ritual, it’s a wake-up call.
A reminder to reflect on the past, live in the present, and hope for the future. ✨
Each blast carries meaning: awareness, freedom, and the chance to begin again.