SF - Day Thirty-One - Make for Yourself a New Heart

The journey is beautiful

NEW! Discover a joyful and uplifting path to Repentance! Click on the link to see the book: The Joy of Repentance\Guilt-Free Based on Tomer Devorah by the Holy Ramak Authored and Published by the Salant Foundation Distributed by Feldheim Make for Yourselves a New Heart The Foundation of Teshuvah (Repentance) Rabenu Yonah(Yesodei HaTeshuvah) presents a similarly positive approach to Teshuvah: God sent us a message through His servants, the Holy Prophets, and particularly through the Prophet Yechezkal (18:30-33): “Says the Eternal Almighty, ’Repent and return from all of your sins, and they shall not be an obstacle of transgression to you! Cast away from yourselves all your transgressions that you’ve transgressed in them; and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit – and why should you die, House of Israel?!’” Regarding one who has rebelled and sinned, and now comes to take shelter under the wings of the Shechinah (Divine Presence) and to enter the paths of Teshuvah: “I will enlighten you and illuminate for you the path on which you should follow” (Tehillim 32:8): On that day, he should discard all the sins that he committed. He should make himself as if he were born on that very day and has in his hand neither merit nor liability. This day is the beginning of his deeds. From today, he shall consider all his ways, so that none of his paths should stray from the “Good Path.”This is the way that will bring him to return in perfect repentance, or he makes himself as one who has cast off himself the burden of the sins and the essence of the transgressions he has committed. Let his thoughts not confuse him and prevent him from repenting out of embarrassment, thinking, “How can I make myself so brazen as to repent – I, who have sinned, transgressed, and trespassed; …how, then, can I ever again come before Him, disgraced like a thief caught in the act! Woe, for I’m embarrassed to stand before Him; more, how can I even tread in His courtyard, and how can I observe His statutes?!” One should not entertain such thoughts! For the Negative Impulse sits like a fly by the entranceways to the heart, constantly renewing [its attack] upon a person, probing and planning how to cause him to stumble and turn his heart to this evil counsel. Rather, he should think, “For thusly is the attribute of the blessed Creator: His “arm” is outstretched to receive penitents.” Therefore, it is good for one to cast off his transgressions, and to make for himself a new heart! Donate May the souls who left this world be remembered for a blessing. R' Yochanon Mordecai ben Ephraim and Moras Esther Leah bas Yehudah Yoseph HaRav HaGaon Rebe Mordecai ben Rav Moshe and Rebbitzen Mazel Malka bas Sara Meira Leah bas Michael Basha Elka bas Moshe HaCohen Devorah bas Moshe HaRav HaGaon Rebe Yisrael ben HaRav HaGaon Zev Wolf HaRav HaGaon Rebe Moshe ben HaRav HaGaon Yacov Moshe Fisher HaRav HaGaon Daniel Zvi ben Avraham Chanuch HaRav HaGaon BZF R' Maair Ben R' Yakutiel and Javayeer z"tl Refuah Shleimah Yochanon Baruch ben Fruma Ettta Zivia bas Raizel Tzvi ben Chana Avner Shimon ben Argamon Leah Hadassah bas Michal Chana Chava Bas Michal Chanah Nuna bas Nuna Yakir Efraim Ben Rachel Devora Chaya Leah bas Sara Chaya Shaina Chana Bas Itcha Netanel Ilan ben Shayna Tzipora Shmuel Ben Navat Chanah Tauba bat Tzilah. Daniella bat Sarah Rise bat Faiga salantfoundation.org US 305 653 1182 Israel 058 429 8471 Visit our website Connect with us Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email

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SF - Day Thirty - Let Joy Be Your Path

The journey is beautiful

NEW! Discover a joyful and uplifting path to Repentance! Click on the link to see the book: The Joy of Repentance\Guilt-Free Based on Tomer Devorah by the Holy Ramak Authored and Published by the Salant Foundation Distributed by Feldheim Let Joy Be Your Path The Fiercer the Battle Rages, the More Binah (Divine Enlightenment) Emanates The greater the intensity of the Negative Impulse’s onslaught, the harder one must resist. This, however, is not cause to despair but reason to rejoice, for the more intensely a person battles, the more Binah casts its radiance upon both him and the entire world! More, his courageous effort opens new vistas of freedom and purpose within his soul. This can be compared to a woman experiencing severe labor pains while giving birth. The pain she endures only increases her love for the ultimate, precious outcome; and rather than associating the infant with her suffering, she loves him like the apple of her eye. So too, the more our distress, the greater does Binah increase the flow of holiness to “rectify every flaw.” Mar Ukva was a Ba’al Teshuvah Consider the example of Mar Ukva, the famed Av Beis Din (Head of the Rabbinic Court) in Bavel in Talmudic times. He is known variously as, “Rav Nosson, the Sparkling One” and “The one who shines like Moshe.” Unlike Moshe, Mar Ukva was a penitent. Indeed, his very Teshuvah (Repentance) is what caused him to attain the same unimaginable heights similar to Moshe himself! Rashi relates the story in his commentary to Sanhendrin (32b): I found in an Hagaddic text that Mar Ukva was a penitent. He once beheld a certain woman and longed for her so intensely that he fell ill. She was married. Once, she needed to borrow money from him, and out of desperation she flirted with him. He, however, overcame his Negative Impulse, and she departed in peace. Subsequently, he was healed, and when he would venture out in public, a Heavenly radiance shone upon his head. What was the secret of the “Heavenly Radiance that shone upon his head?” His intense battle with the Negative Impulse granted him access to the highest realm of Binah. The Divine Light of Binah illuminated upon Mar Ukva! When he ventured in public its magnitude was so powerful that everyone was able to see it, as clear as the radiance that illuminated the countenance of Moshe! Let Joy Be Your Path The Ramak gives us masterful guidance on the successful path to self rectification: When engaging in Teshuvah Elyonah (Exalted Repentance), it does not serve our best interest to reflect on our base nature or our transgressions. If we do so, the Negative Impulse will invade our minds to bring us to utter despair. This is why the Ramak does not mention the concept of “regret,” which is one of the essential elements of “conventional” Teshuvah. Once a person initiates the process of Teshuvah Elyonah, yearning not just to improve oneself; but on a more basic level, to connect to the Creator and transform himself at his holy root – no further remorse is required. Still, a person must proceed with great caution, lest the Negative Impulse fling poisonous darts at him that fill one’s heart with hopelessness. Indeed, Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, writes (Ohr Yisrael, Letter Seven): “Despair is the most dangerous of all illnesses!” In part three of the Introduction, we mentioned Rebbe Yose’s revelation that Teshuvah Elyonah must be performed “with joy, and no sadness whatsoever.” Therefore, the Ramak advises us to proceed on the goodly path of Teshuvah Elyonah. Specifically, to reflect on connecting to the Radiance of Binah, for it is within that Sefira’s (One of the Ten Divine Lights) holy province that lies the root of our souls. When we do so, Binah’s light shines forth and “rectifies every flaw.” Consequently, all the “shadows” of our past are transformed to light! Donate May the souls who left this world be remembered for a blessing. R' Yochanon Mordecai ben Ephraim and Moras Esther Leah bas Yehudah Yoseph HaRav HaGaon Rebe Mordecai ben Rav Moshe and Rebbitzen Mazel Malka bas Sara Meira Leah bas Michael Basha Elka bas Moshe HaCohen Devorah bas Moshe HaRav HaGaon Rebe Yisrael ben HaRav HaGaon Zev Wolf HaRav HaGaon Rebe Moshe ben HaRav HaGaon Yacov Moshe Fisher HaRav HaGaon Daniel Zvi ben Avraham Chanuch HaRav HaGaon BZF R' Maair Ben R' Yakutiel and Javayeer z"tl Refuah Shleimah Yochanon Baruch ben Fruma Ettta Zivia bas Raizel Tzvi ben Chana Avner Shimon ben Argamon Leah Hadassah bas Michal Chana Chava Bas Michal Chanah Nuna bas Nuna Yakir Efraim Ben Rachel Devora Chaya Leah bas Sara Chaya Shaina Chana Bas Itcha Netanel Ilan ben Shayna Tzipora Shmuel Ben Navat Chanah Tauba bat Tzilah. Daniella bat Sarah Rise bat Faiga salantfoundation.org US 305 653 1182 Israel 058 429 8471 Visit our website Connect with us Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email

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Sucot Está Chegando - nesta 4a Feira , dia 16, ao Anoitecer !! - 2 Edições Comemorativas!

 

Meór HaShabat Semanal

Perspectivas para a Vida, Ideias para o Crescimento Pessoal

 

 

 

        

 

 

    Bom dia, !

 

      Eis as novidades desta edição do Meor Hashabat Semanal:

 

  

   -   Sucot Está Chegando - na Próxima 4a Feira , dia 16, ao Anoitecer !!

   -   2 Edições para Engrandecer o seu Sucot

   -   O Que São os "4 Minim"?

                                                                

                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                

Horário de Acender as Velas de Sucot (dia 16) - 1o DIA:

S. Paulo: 17:51 h   Rio de Janeiro 17:37  Recife 16:53   Porto Alegre 18:25  Salvador 17:11   Curitiba 18:04

B. Horizonte 17:38  Belém 17:43  Brasília 17:51 Jerusalém 17:25  Tel Aviv 17:46   Miami 18:31  Nova York 17:53

 

Horário de Acender as Velas de Sucot (dia 17) - 2o DIA:  (após o horário abaixo)

As velas de 5ª feira à noite devem ser acesas a partir de uma chama que já estava acesa desde antes do pôr-do-sol de 4ª feira, dia 16.

S. Paulo: 18:52 h   Rio de Janeiro 18:38  Recife 17:53   Porto Alegre 19:26  Salvador 18:11   Curitiba 19:04

B. Horizonte 18:38  Belém 18:43  Brasília 18:51  Miami 19:30  Nova York 18:51

 

Horário de Acender as Velas de SHABAT:  (18 de outubro)

 S. Paulo: 17:52 h   Rio de Janeiro 17:38  Recife 16:53  Porto Alegre 18:17  Salvador 17:11  Curitiba 18:05

B. Horizonte 17:39  Belém 17:43  Brasília 17:51  Jerusalém 17:23  Tel Aviv 17:44  Miami 18:29  N. York 17:50

 

Shabat Shalom, que todos tenham um ano doce, pleno de bênçãos, saúde,

crescimento espiritual e material!  

 

 

gerson

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Esta edição é dedicada em memória de  RABINO KALMAN MOSHE ben REUVEN AVIGDOR, HARAV ELIEZER SAID BEN-DAVID ben MONAVAR, SARA BAT MORDEHAI, MORDEHAI BEN MOSHE  Z"L, HARAV MENAHEM MENDEL BEN HARAV YEHUDA YEHIELZ"TL, REBE DE KALIV, e RABINO AZRIEL TAUBER BEN AHARON Z"TL 

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