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New Pathways

December 3, 2018

hitbodedut

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Prayer is a Jew’s greatest weapon. Rebbe Nachman ztk’l teaches that each Tefilla is likened to ‘an organ of the Shechinah HaKedosha’ which helps build this world, transforming destruction into perfection’. There is a Midrash that teaches that Mashiach will take all of Klal Yisrael’s soulful prayers and arrange a weapon of mass destruction to fight our enemies forever.

However, Heavenly prosecutors stand ready to snatch our Tefillot, blocking them from ascending to the Heavenly realms. These prosecutors often arise due to our own transgressions. In order to overcome such blocks, we need to create new pathways. Rebbe Nachman teaches us an overlooked method of overcoming such impediments to our Tefillot called hitbodedut. This method of prayer was used by our Imahot and Avot. We can view hitbodedut as a form of ammunition that wards off negativity from our lives.

Feel & heal exercise of the day

Spend a few moments with Hashem talking to Him from your heart.

The Big Picture

November 28, 2018

Orit Esther Riter

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Picture an ant working tirelessly to move a grain of dirt in front of her so she can move forward. Her vision is blocked from what lies a foot in front of her. Her load is minuscule compared to the mound of earth piled around a tree stump just a few feet in front of her. And she cannot even fathom the fact that there lies a forest 50 feet ahead of her. She sees and focuses only that which is in front of her. Yet, overcoming her individual challenge is crucial to enabling her to reach that forest along with the other ants.

We may not see the ‘big picture’. Yet, we can be rest assured that there is something bigger and greater out there. We must focus on our individual challenges and victories, trusting that by completing our unique soul’s program we are moving towards our final destination. Let’s trust the Divine process. Let’s patiently complete our own mission, overcoming our personal challenges in order to help usher the redemption as it unfolds before our very own eyes B’H.

Feel & heal exercise of the day

Place a coin in front of your eye and notice how much your vision is blocked in comparison to the size of the coin. So much of life is hidden from us – we truly only see a piece of the puzzle.

Overall Picture

November 27, 2018

Orit Esther Riter

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The Shomer Emunim ztk’l teaches that this generation has the opportunity to rectify all past misdeeds of all of past lives since the beginning of time. As it is always darkest before the dawn, our generation is faced with intense hardships and temptations. Yet, by overcoming such challenges, we will be able to uplift all things past and welcome the redemption.

There is an entire Divine master plan which we are not privy to see. In our finiteness as humans, we see only countless points and elements with no common ground. However, each separate minute element is vital to the overall picture.

Feel & heal exercise of the day

Step out of the closed space you are in and glance at the sky. Glance from right to left and view the vastness of the world from your viewpoint. Internalize that life is infinite – way beyond what we can see.

Heels of Redemption

November 26, 2018

Orit Esther Riter

emuna, geula

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The Torah refers to the End of Days Ikveh d’Meshicha, the heels of the Mashiach. The AriZal points out that a heel is a seemingly unimportant part of the body that does not appear to contribute to our higher spiritual or intellectual faculties. The whole body steps on it and it steps on dirt. Nevertheless, the heel is essential since all of our body relies on it and stands on it.

Past generations laid down the groundwork for the upcoming redemption. Our generation is considered to represent the heel of the Mashiach. Our job is to complete the process of preparation for redemption, tying the last loose ends together in order to usher in the Mashiach, B’H.

Feel & heal exercise of the day ~

Think about your past family generations and how much they sacrificed to keep the Jewish tradition alive. They laid the foundation on which you and I now firmly stand. Take a moment to thank G-d for their vital part in the redemption process.

Bolts & Nuts

November 21, 2018

Orit Esther Riter

emuna, geula

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For many of us the “End of Days” represents a time of harsh Divine decrees. Heavenly prosecutors will attempt to force us to reach a point of teshuva and bring justice for transgressions committed. Many of us are currently confronting surprisingly harsh challenges and nisayonot. Though these penalties may seem cruel or unjust, we must remember that we are not privy to Divine calculations.

We do not have the ability to understand the inner workings of the Divine machine the direction that the bolts and nuts turn or the purpose behind each tiny nail and screw. Thus, it is our emuna that will buoy us to believe that there is purpose to every part, twist and turn, of the Divine machine of life and that it is all for our ultimate best.

Feel and heal exercise of the day:

Think about a time when you looked back in hindsight at a situation and recognized that there was an aspect you weren’t able to see at the time but was able to see clearer at a later time. Let this thought uplift your emuna and infuse light into a difficult situation you are currently facing.

Emuna Security

November 20, 2018

Orit Esther Riter

Emotions, emuna

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The Navi Zecharia teaches that G-d rejoices in every bit of our avodah we perform to strengthen our emuna. Our reward in this world will be the blissful feeling of security and satisfaction similar to that experienced by a nursing baby. And in the next world we will all merit to see the positive effect of every emuna-strengthening act and thought.

Feel and heal exercise of the day:

Close your eyes and imagine the sense of security and reassurance a baby has when being held in her mother’s arms. Give yourself a hug and gently sway back and forth feeling G-d’s loving care embracing you.

Confirm your Emuna level

November 19, 2018

Orit Esther Riter

Emotions

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There is a beautiful passuk in Sefer BaMidbar “…ka’ashear yisah ha’oman et hayonek (… carry them in your bosom as the nurse carries the suckling…) (see Parshat Behaalotecha (11:12).” This verse describes the unwavering security and satisfaction a baby experiences after nursing. The baby is not concerned about her next meal, but content and dependent on her mother for all her needs.

We often utter the words ‘End of Days’ casually, without contemplating their true meaning. The Chofetz Chaim ztk’l teaches that the generation that will greet Mashiach (our generation B”H!) will be required to constantly examine their emuna. Like a person constantly checking his pockets to reassure himself that his precious savings are still safely ensconced there, so too we need to continuously pay attention to and confirm our levels of emuna.

Feel and heal exercise of the day:

Put your right hand over your heart and left hand over your right hand. Repeat the words ‘Ein od Milvado‘ over and over until you feel your heart rate slow down and warmth fill your heart.

Shabbat is coming – Return to Gan Eden

November 15, 2018

Orit Esther Riter

geula, Shabbat

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There are also many similarities between Erev Shabbat preparations and those we should focus on everyday in preparing for the World to Come:

• We work within a limited time frame & avoid wasting time,
• Constantly build, plan and prepare,
• Focus our activities and attention towards a future-oriented-goal

Shabbat enables our Divine soul to be freed from its exile to live in total connection to G-d. The Arizal teaches that on Shabbat we gain a sense of unity from receiving our additional soul. Though Adam HaRishon was driven out of Gan Eden, a part of his soul remained there. On Shabbat, G-d releases that part of his soul and gives it back to man. Thus, on Shabbat we are essentially given the opportunity to return to Gan Eden.

It’s Not the End

November 14, 2018

Orit Esther Riter

emuna

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Life is a series of detailed events chained together to form history. A lifetime of 120 years is minuscule compared to eternity. We are not privy to see the whole piece of jewelry. Only when we have reached the end of the chain of events will we be granted the understanding and knowledge of why things happened the way they did.

Feel & heal exercise of the day

While placing your right hand over your heart gently close your eyes and repeat the following three times, “There is no journey without purpose – one day I’ll look back and see how it was well worth it!”

Where were you?

November 13, 2018

Orit Esther Riter

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The Zohar teaches that we see through the pupil; the black part of our eye. This represents the idea that we ‘see’ and learn through the dark times in life. When he was challenged by his suffering, Iyov asked G-d ‘Why?’ G-d replied, “Where were you when I created the world?” Iyov then realized the immeasurable distance between creature and the Creator.

Feel & heal exercise of the day

Remind yourself today that trusting in G-d sweetens judgment and draws down revealed loving kindness from above.

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Heels of Redemption

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It’s Not the End

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