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Working With Grief Through Solitude
Psalm (55:7-8) says, “O that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and find rest there.” I had taken some time off from the blog to reflect and rest. Winter has given me a chance to - well, winter! And do less and to ‘be’ a little more. This winter has been...
Exploring the Connection between Heavenly Reward and Mitzvot
I want to talk about the performing of mitzvot (good deeds). But first - a major announcement! I am going to be migrating this blog over to a new home: http://www.Rabbicosnowsky.com later this month. (It's not live yet - if you go to it now, you will see the...
Soulmates in Judaism
The Concept of Soulmate In Genesis, it is written, “Man and woman, God created them.” In Midrash Bereshit, the Rabbis took that concept to mean that God created humans as one soul. With both male and Female attributes. God created the concept of the soulmate. When...
Biting The Fire – Or Knowing When Enough is Enough
Enough! Here I am again with this concept that I often struggle with. How do we know if we have enough or even if we are enough? I have struggled with the idea of ‘enough’ in both the having and being sense. Our portion size servings of food have gotten so huge, that...
How To Eat An Elephant – Spiritual Endurance part 2
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Besides, even metaphorically, you can’t eat an elephant in one sitting. It would be overwhelming to do so. What we are talking about here is endurance. Endurance is what we need to go the distance. To reach the goal of...
Lack Of Integrity Equals Death By A Thousand Paper Cuts
Integrity. It’s a loaded word. The simple meaning is “the state of being whole and undivided.” It means having strong principals.Integrity comes from the same root as integer - a whole number. I define integrity as my outsides match my insides. When both are in...
Doing What’s Right vs Being Right
I had something happen yesterday that I wasn't prepared for. My boss called me to let me know that someone complained about me and that I needed to go apologize. I bristled. It's not that I wasn't willing to apologize- I just didn't think I needed to do so. I wasn't...
Wherever You Go – There You Are
Peace It’s an illusive feeling. I find that I chase after peace at times. Why? Because I’ve been victim of the illusion that I could find peace if only some situation were the way I wanted it. Have you ever changed situations (like a job, a relationship or a...
How Having Patience Builds Spiritual Endurance
Most of us are taught, as young children, to have patience. We learn by having to wait, to fidget, be bored and then get our reward. However, as each generation has grown up, and technology has shortened our having to have patience, it has become less of a need. If we...