Claim OwnershipAccessing Your Best Self with Devorah Vale
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This course will explore what bitachon is and how to acquire it. During this time of the pandemic, now, more than ever we need to access the Torah's wisdom on how to achieve tranquility through developing the midda of bitachon - trust in the Almighty. Please join me as we journey through the relevant Torah sources and modern psychology to access our best selves.
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In this class we discuss the tremendous potential of the fire element to reach higher in our personal growth and leadership abilities. From the story of Channukah,and great figures like Yosef and Yehuda we learn about the power of great leaders who fuse fearlessness and humility and awe of God to channel their fire in a constructive way.
In this class we explore the midda of endurance. Tenacity, Resilience and perseverence are traits that we embody as a nation and we need to develop personally to actualize our potential. We learn from the greats! Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai who figure prominently during this time in the Jewish calendar and teach us these great lessons .
Purim is the only holiday our Rabbis teach, that we will continue to celebrate after Mashiach comes. It will still be relevant when all other holidays no longer are needed. Purim lights our way through the darkness of exile and its spiritual lessons will continue to reverberate forever in the future.
Having hakpada is a very negative trait and makes us transgress many positive mitzvot in the Torah . We must get rid of it the way we rid ourselves of chametz before Pesach. By striving for greater humility we become more like the matza which is the bread of freedom metaphorically and in reality.
Seeing Hashem in the miraculous is not hard! It's seeing Hashem in the everyday that is a challenge! Recognizing the good that He does for us and that others do for us is a character trait called Hakarat HaTov! It is more than just saying a perfunctory thank you! It requires us to get rid of expectations that others should do for us and also realize that by acknowledging the good, we are now left owing and that is often why we would rather ignore it.
In this class we discover the origin of the light at the beginning of Creation. This same hidden light is the same one that we illuminate in the month of Kislev, the darkest month of the year. Removing the darkness of false ideologies which the Greeks gave us is the work of Hannukah that continues to this day.
This is a world of tests. Hashem tests each one of us in a specific way in order that we actualize our potential. Passing a test is a miracle, its a flag that we raise when we have overcome. By working on bitachon, and asking Hashem to help us when we are dealing with difficult people or situations, we are more assured of success.
God tells Avraham to leave everything behind and go 'to a land that I will show you'. This is the first of Avraham's 10 tests . What we learn from Avraham is to have bitachon in Hashem - to trust Him in the deepest way possible. That happens when we don't give up hoping to Him even when things don't turn out the way we expect they should.
In this class we examine different verses in the book of Genesis to learn more about G'd and His reason for creating the world and specifically Man. Was it a good idea to create a fallible creature with the free will to behave badly? What do the angels have to say about this? Listen and find out more about why we are here!
When the Jewish people said Na'aseh v'Nishma they became like angels who know the secret of total compliance to Hashem's will. How can we use this principle of doing without understanding, accepting without knowing all the details in our daily relationships with spouses and children?
Humility is the antidote to all negative traits. During this time of Omer we have been refining ourselves in order to be ready to receive the Torah on Chag HaShavuot. The Or HaChaim teaches 3 lessons we can learn from the verse in Shemot that describes the B'nai Yisrael's journey towards Har Sinai . They are the prerequisites for sucessfully receiving the Torah. Listen and find out.
This is the week of HOD. Hod is the midda of Humility. In order to reach true greatness, we have to admit our shortcomings and work on being grateful to others and to Hashem. Being humble should not be confused with low self esteem. You cannot be humble without good self esteem. Rabbi Akiva who began with 5 students teaches us resilience which is fueled by humility.
Iyar is the month of illumination. It is a bridge between Nissan and Sivan and is represented by the letter vav - the letter of connection. 'If you are connected above, you don't fall down below' is a Yiddish expression.
In this month, there is more light and more air available to us to broaden ourselves and prepare for the giving of the Torah on Shavuot? How do we access it? What do we need to understand about ourselves and the world around us to gain greater connectivity to Hashem and His Torah.
Counting the Omer is something that only YOU can do!!! It is a mitzva that no one can do for you.! That's because Hashem wants you to know how important you are to the Jewish people and to HIM. These days of counting are opportune days to return to your authentic self. Who am I and what do I have to contribute to the Jewish people, to our mission as a people. How can I radiate my light and shine the light the Torah to the world which so desperately needs light and healing??? I matter! I make a difference!!!
Why can't we just eat matza without getting rid of every speck of chametz? Aren't they the same thing? Flour and water? OK we ate matza when we left Egypt - I get that! But what does chametz have to do with MY EXITING EGYPT THEN OR NOW?
To all my devoted listeners: I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a Chag Kasher v'Sameach and invite you to be in touch with me at devorahvale@yahoo.ca. I welcome any questions and comments, and a complimentary coaching session . What are your unique challenges? How can I help you to access your own wisdom to free yourself from your own personal Mitzrayim? l am here to help you to access your best self through the Torah's wisdom for living. Enjoy the holiday and stay well!!
Cleanliness is next to Godliness as the saying goes. Is spring cleaning part of the mitzva of getting rid of every speck of chametz or is it going above and beyond. How do you know how much cleaning is enough. Like every pleasure, there is a point of diminishing returns. Make sure you don't reach this place and destroy not only the chametz before Pesach but yourself and everyone in your path.
'When wine enters, the secret comes out' says the Gemarra in Sanhedrin. What is the secret? Through wine we can change our consciousness and elevate ourselves and the world around us. Or we can use wine negatively to escape our purpose and mission in this world. Learn how the Purim story taught us how to use wine properly towards kedusha and how Pesach through the 4 cups helps us continue this process . Wine can help us return to our true and higher selves.
Why is this day called the Fast of Esther? Esther's fast took place in Nissan. What is the purpose of fasting in general and what can we accomplish when we begin everything with a spiritual plan and then take action?
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