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By Shifra HendrieJan 20, 20051 topic

The Purpose of Creation: The Kabbalah of Transformation

âI want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know His thoughts; the rest are detailsâ. â Albert Einsteinnnââ¦I would ask, âWhy was the universe created?â Because then I would know the meaning of my own life.â -- Albert EinsteinnnnnG-d is infinite and ungraspable. By definition, the more we understand, the more there is to understand. nnBut to know how G-d created t

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Shifra HendrieMay 19, 20091 topic

Reorganizing Your Life

I donât think there are many people alive today whose lives are stress-free. In fact, many of us â probably most of us - are experiencing more stress than ever before. But itâs important to be aware that even though stress can be so debilitating, it also has a profound and positive purpose. It can be a catalyst for real change. nnThereâs a famous saying youâve probably heard, that says: âThe fire that melts the butter tempers the steel.â Or maybe youâve heard

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Shifra HendrieFeb 27, 20071 topic

The Kabbalah of "The Secret"

Over the past several months, a new movie called âThe Secretâ has been generating growing attention and excitement across America and beyond. If you havenât heard about it yet, chances are you will. Itâs a phenomenon.nnAccording to the filmâs producers, an eclectic group of visionaries, authors, motivational speakers and internet millionaires, The âSecretâ is the so-called âLaw of Attractionâ. This âLawâ states that our thoughts and emotions, if we hold

Primary topic: Religion

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By Shifra HendrieOct 15, 20041 topic

The Kabbalah of Transformation: Turning Darkness into Light

BSâDnn"In the sixth century of the sixth millennium, the gates of supernal [heavenly] wisdom will be opened, as will the wellsprings of earthly wisdom, preparing the world to be elevated in the seventh millennium." The Zohar (a source text of Kabbalah) nnThe true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the self. n--Albert EinsteinnnnWho are you? Are you a mother, father, child, friend, spiritual se

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Shifra HendrieOct 18, 20041 topic

How to Turn Walls into Doorways

The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the self. n--Albert EinsteinnnnWho are you? Are you a mother, father, child, friend, spiritual seeker, doctor, lawyer, teacher, business person? A husband or wife? nnAnd what kind of person are you? A good person, a not-so-good person? Smart or stupid, graceful or clumsy? Are you talented, bold, wimpy, fearless, fearful, articulate, shy? Do you enjoy t

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Shifra HendrieJun 18, 20091 topic

A Touch of Evil

The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. n-Albert Einstein nnAnyone who watches the news knows that there are some truly evil people in this world. There are also a very few, not so much on the news, who are completely righteous and good. Most of us are a kind of mix made of up of a fair amount of good together with a little bit of bad. That little bit of bad is part of what makes

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Shifra HendrieMay 17, 20091 topic

The Other Side of the Tapestry

S. Paul, Minnesota, February, 1979nnI sat in the hall waiting for the program to start. I felt alone in a room filled with hundreds of people. I had missed my ride to the country. Instead, I was here, in this hall full of chassidic Jews--a stranger in a strange land...nnA World that WasnnI grew up like any other middle-class American. I went to college, dated, had fun with my friends. Although I happened to be Jewish--and was proud of it--my Judaism didn't play a big role in

Primary topic: Religion

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By Shifra HendrieFeb 22, 20051 topic

The Kabbalah of Love: Part One

(This is the first article in a new series on the Kabbalah of Love â stay tuned for upcoming articles!)nnIntimate Love. nnWhat feelings do these words stir up in you? Longing? Excitement? Pleasure? Fear? nnWhatever the feeling, if thinking about intimate love makes your heart beat faster, Iâm not surprised. This feeling is more powerful than almost any we can experience. Thatâs because itâs nothing less than the touching of two souls. nnThree years ago I suffered the

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Shifra HendrieMay 13, 20051 topic

KABBALAH OF LOVE: The Secret Power of Ego

The Key to True Love nnDo you long for love?nnMost of us do. The intimate touch of another soul is the most powerful antidote for the all-too-human experience of aloneness. It may be the most compelling and pleasurable experience there is.nnSo why do we spend so much of our time and energy avoiding intimacy by defending ourselves, being angry, critical, closed and judgmental â in short, blocking the experience that we most deeply want? nnDefending the Ego Gets in the Way of

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Shifra HendrieJun 29, 20051 topic

CAN PEOPLE REALLY CHANGE?

MOST PEOPLE NEVER REALLY CHANGEnnSad, but true.nnSome people never even try.nnBut those of us who do â and I assume that you are in that group â often experience great frustration and disappointment as we encounter the same limitations over and over again.nnLife can start to seem downright repetitive.nnCREATING SOMETHING FROM NOTHINGnnWhy is it that in most cases your life keeps looking like some variation of whatever youâve experienced before?nnThe answer is: because y

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Shifra HendrieSep 8, 20051 topic

The Secret of Getting Free

BSâDnnnThe Secret of Getting Free nnnâThe hurrieder I go, the behinder I get.â Anonymous nnnnSO MUCH TO DO â SO LITTLE TIME nnCell phones. Email. Video conferencing. The World Wide Web. nnA couple of decades ago, who could have imagined the world we take for granted today? nnWith such instantaneous access to information and communication, we can do lots of things at once. Obviously, this means we can accomplish much more in much less time. And this in turn leaves us w

Primary topic: Religion

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By Shifra HendrieOct 10, 20051 topic

The Kabbalah of Yom Kippur: Rising Above Time

The Synagogue and the Women from TaiwannnThis Rosh Hashana, Jews around the world prayed and blew the shofar, arousing in the Creator of the Universe a new level of desire to embrace our world and be its King. They did this, whether they knew it or not, on behalf of all humanity, for without this service the world would not continue to exist.nnI had the privilege of celebrating this Rosh Hashana in â770â, the central synagogue of the Chabad movement in Brooklyn, NY. Short

Primary topic: Religion

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By Shifra HendrieDec 27, 20051 topic

The Kabbalah of Adolescence

Adolescence â The Darkness Before the Dawn nnDo you remember what it was like to be an adolescent? The anger, the confusion, the rebellion? The intense need to express yourself, even in ways that were upsetting to the people around you? nnOr maybe you are the parent of an adolescent. Maybe you long for the days when he or she was a sweet, compliant child, wanting nothing more than to be just like you. nnThankfully, adolescence doesnât last forever. And, in most cases, if

Primary topic: Religion

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By Shifra HendrieJun 29, 20051 topic

The Kabbalah of Love: Part One

Intimate Love. nnWhat feelings do these words stir up in you? Longing? Excitement? Pleasure? Fear? nnWhatever the feeling, if thinking about intimate love makes your heart beat faster, Iâm not surprised. This feeling is more powerful than almost any we can experience. Thatâs because itâs nothing less than the touching of two souls. nnThree years ago I suffered the terrible loss of a younger brother. In an attempt to actually experience something beyond the painfully lim

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Shifra HendrieJun 29, 20051 topic

KABBALAH OF LOVE II: The Secret Power of Ego

THE KEY TO TRUE LOVE nnDo you long for love?nnMost of us do. The intimate touch of another soul is the most powerful antidote for the all-too-human experience of aloneness. It may be the most compelling and pleasurable experience there is.nnSo why do we spend so much of our time and energy avoiding intimacy by defending ourselves, being angry, critical, closed and judgmental â in short, blocking the experience that we most deeply want? nnDEFENDING THE EGO GETS IN THE WAY OF

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Shifra HendrieMay 20, 20091 topic

Finding G-d* in the Details

Have you ever been excited about an idea, a project, or a goal, so excited that you felt like you could reach out and touch it - only to find that when you try to bring it into actuality the whole thing breaks down?nnItâs a common experience. In itâs pure ungrounded form, in your imagination, the vision can look vastly inspiring and easy to achieve. But when you try to bring it into reality, manifest it in all the myriad and fragmented details of your life, more often tha

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Shifra HendrieMay 17, 20091 topic

The Journey Back: Part I

âAnd G-d commanded the man, saying: âOf every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, you shall not eat of it; for on the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.â GenesisnnOur world is filled with potential. But all too often we experience life as confusing, dark and overwhelming, and ourselves as disempowered, separate and alone.nnWhen G-d first created Adam and Eve, our original ancestors, the world looked very di

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Shifra HendrieDec 19, 20061 topic

Chanukah: The Miraculous Power of Eight

"All who are faithful to G-d, follow me!" Rallying cry of the Maccabees as they defied the massive and powerful Greek army.nnThe holiday of Chanukah, celebrated around the world by Jews of every level of observance, is a celebration of miracles. It marks the miraculous victory of a small group of Jewish faithful â the Maccabees - over their powerful Greek oppressors almost 2200 years ago. nnThe Greeks worshipped physical beauty, physical strength and the rational mind. They

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Shifra HendrieMay 17, 20091 topic

The Journey Back: Part II

Evil, and freedom of choice, existed before Adam ate from the Tree of Knowledge. But then evil was something external from the person, and the two domains were completely separate. Man's mission in life was to "work and keep the Garden"--to cultivate the good and keep out the bad. By eating from the Tree, man gained intimate knowledge (daat) of evil, ingesting it into himself and--man being a microcosm of creation--into his world. From that point on the two realms were confus

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Shifra HendrieMay 20, 20091 topic

The Secret of the Void

All Alone in HerennSeveral years ago I had a quiet but intense experience at the wedding of a close friend. I was early, and as I sat at my table I watched the other guests entering the room. One came in elated, dancing like a performer on stage. Another was withdrawn, inward, as if mulling over some sadness or pain. Some were eating, some talking, some laughing and some sitting quietly.nnBut what I saw â with an almost painful intensity â was that each one of us, no matt

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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