You can order this print in the gallery by clicking HERE or you can download the entire PASSOVER SOUL KIT by clicking HERE. So, tell me, what are your favorite Passover memories, recipes, or favorite parts of the seder? Have you had any particularly funny or insightful experiences? | You Won't Believe What's in That First Crunchy Bite!Yesterday, I made that magical transformation known as "turning over the kitchen." My nice, normal everyday kitchen now looks like an alien from outer space decided to make its headquarters there. My stove, sink, shelves and fridge are wrapped in shiny silver foil as my Passover kitchen begins its journey into a chometz-free zone. Not a speck of grain in sight, but the delicious smells of chicken soup and gefilte fish and other Passover delicacies fill the air . Tonight (4/3/15) is not only Shabbat, it is also the first night of Passover - a mystical, magical night filled with stories, ritual, and unusual foods. Before Passover, our preparations are intense - as intense as it must have felt when the Jewish people left Egypt the first time as a nation. Time feels constricted - there's so much to do! How will we ever get it all done on time and be ready for the journey? Then, on the night of Pesach, our homes and hearts shining, we arrive into the expansive time of the seder, each family expressing its spirituality in its own unique way, all of us united by that first bite of matzah. Did you know that matzah is a spiritual food? That plainest of all foods contains the most delectable divine light of faith and healing for the whole year. Don't miss the moment! The Zohar says that on the first night of Passover, the matzah contains the spiritual light of faith and on the second night, it contains the spiritual nutrition of healing. Hold those thoughts as you crunch this G-dly food. |
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5.0 out of 5 stars Keep this Book by Your Side!
By Reba Linker "The Passover Soul Kit is such a blessing, full of inspiring thoughts to help make the holiday special. Read it before you start to prepare for the holiday, and keep it by your side as you get ready - it will surely help lift you and your family into a truly spiritual experience of the holiday. Better yet, print the beautiful calligraphy to hang on your wall (the author provides a link to download them) as constant gentle reminders to experience the joy of the preparations and the true meaning of Passover." You Know You Should Be Doing Something |
I mean, really, can't the Satan just google the date like the rest of us? |
The Torah teaches us that the forces of evil are confused when they hear the shofar on Rosh Hoshanah. How can this be?They are every bit as smart as the very smartest part of the smartest of the best of us. Here's how it happens and why our teshuva is so critical over these last few days of Elul, just before Rosh Hashanah. The Satan waits all year to report all of our misdeeds to the Master of the Universe on Rosh Hashanah. All through the year, the Satan tempts us, tricks us, and trips us so that when Rosh Hashanah comes, he can report us and judge us. So what's up with the confusion at the very moment he's been preparing for all year? When the great shofar is sounded, the world is restored to good - IF we do our part. When we fix something within ourselves, when we decide to change and leave our old habits behind and instill new habits, we restore what was not good to PURE good. The forces of evil then become afraid because they know when all is restored to good, they will cease to exist. So should the Satan report us or not? If he reports our misdeeds and we've turned away from them in our teshuva, then he's really confirming that we've created an even higher level of light and holiness than when we came to this world. And, THAT, my friend, is exactly what we were put into this world to do. G-d doesn't expect us to be perfect; G-d trusts that we will be perfectly imperfect and fix what is broken and dark, and keep fixing it until the forces of evil disappear from this world forever. May G-d grant you and me the strength to fix and keep fixing until - BLIP - the last trace of evil is distant memory. Then, as it says in Psalm 126, "We will have been like dreamers... Those who sow in tears will reap with joyous song." May the tears of our teshuva water the seeds of the ultimate redemption and the coming of Moshiach, NOW! |
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Just a few days left before Rosh Hashanah.
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There is Only One Soul Like Yours
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The winds of Elul are blowing! It's time to make a change.
This Holy Sparks video is filled with inspirational Soul Tips
to help you make the most of this special spiritual time for teshuva -
returning to the path of G-d.
Art by Rae Shagalov
Music: Ovo Bigvuros Niggun violin by Bob Ryman
What are your Rosh Hashana and teshuva tips and advice? Please share your thoughts in the comments below. | How to Do Teshuva |
Returning to G-d is so important to do.
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It's Time to Fall in Love AgainThe Holy Sparks "Return to G-d," Soul Journey - Soul Adventure #10: What is the point of Teshuva (returning to G-d)? It's about our love relationship with the Master of the Universe, clearing away the barriers that separate us from intimacy with the Creator of our souls. The letters of the world Elul remind us of this - Time to fall in love again - with G-d! In today's Soul Adventure, when you work on that change you're trying to make, focus on the love you feel for G-d, just as you would when you choose a gift with care for the one you love. Please share this Soul Journey with your friends and family who want to prepare for the new year. |
Please share your intentions and insights in the comments below, and if you need help, please let me know! | The Holy Sparks "Return to G-d," Soul Journey |
How was your experience with this Soul Adventure? Did you choose one thing to work on? | The Return to G-d Soul Journey Day #2The King of the universe gives us a special gift during the month of Elul - extra Divine assistance for 30 days to help us to prepare how we want to improve and grow this year. In return, we give G-d a gift, too. Our present to G-d is our commitment to really, really fix something in ourselves this year. Yesterday, we pondered the various changes we might choose to improve or fix in ourselves. Today is a good day to choose one and start the process. But what if you can't decide what to choose to change? Here's a Soul Adventure you can do to help you sort through the possibilities. You will need some color pens and index cards. 1. Set a timer for 10 minutes 2. On each card, write one thing you would like to fix, improve, or change in yourself this year. They can be very small or large details of positive or negative character traits. Keep writing until the timer stops. If you run out of ideas, doodle on the card. Sometimes the doodles will reveal an idea that is simmering below the surface of your consciousness. 3. When you are done (yes, you can continue past 10 minutes if you still have ideas), sort the cards into two stacks - one higher priority and the other stacker lower proirity. 4. Now, choose one card from the high priority stack that feels like what's most important to you for right now. 5. Put the rest of the cards in an envelope for now, and save the card you chose for tomorrow's Soul Adventure in the Holy Sparks "Return to G-d" Soul Journey. |
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