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By: Chani Getter
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The naivete of the child
To believe
To accept
To trust all that's said

The pain of the adolescent
To struggle
To cope
To hope one day to heal

The wonder of the person
To perceive
To understand
To know the time has come

The power of the human
To change
To grow
To leave the old behind

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Inspirational Thoughts

This is the time of year when darkness creeps

up on us while we are still in the midst of our

daily activities. The night tends to linger even

after we set out for the next day.

I was looking out of my window on Saturday

night and noticed the world covered in snow.

This thrilling sight got me thinking… the

shortest day…the longest night… it should be

so dark outside. But, it wasn't. Instead the

world as I saw it was covered in a magical

white blanket.

The lush snow covered the trees, the grass, the

walkways, and the roads. What it sheltered most

powerfully was the blackness of the night.

In Gratitude to My Fellow Travelers By: Chani Getter 10/21/09 Inspired by Kabir’s Poem – Servant for Life Gratitude To you, my fellow traveler Who willingly Takes the journey Gratitude To you, my fellow traveler Who walks into shadows Embracing the dark
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The Days of Awe are upon us, and most of us are preparing for The Day of Atonement. The day where we beseech God – Higher Power – Spirit – The One – Hashem, whatever we want to call that which is Greater Than Self. We beg for forgiveness and we plead our case.

The Rabbis teach us that sins that were committed amongst each other God does not pardon, rather the person we have harmed needs to forgive us our transgression, in order for us to be absolved.

The Rabbis further state that we need to ask for forgiveness from this person. I wondered sometimes – What if they have already forgotten what I had done? What if it didn’t mean that much to them? What if I cause more harm then good by dredging up the old stuff???

I walked into the supermarket at 7:30am on Friday, the morning of the eve of Rosh Hashana. I noticed this woman looking at me and crying… She was at the entrance of the store, peering in. She looked so heartbroken. I wondered what could make her so sad. My heart went out to her.

We are standing on the threshold of a New Year.

Jews all over the world will be celebrating the

arrival of the year 5770.

Part of the Liturgy on Rosh Hashana are the words

Kutvainu L’chayim often translated as inscribe us

into the book of life or inscribe us to a long life… But

the Sefat Emet (a Chassidik Master) explains that the

literal translation of the phrase is inscribe us in life –

or inscribe us into life. He then continues by asking,

what does it mean to be inscribed into Life?

What is Life?

Embracing Your Shadow - The Sanctity of Purim

What is in the clothing that we wear, the hats that we place upon our heads, the masks that we put on, that allows us to reveal things about ourselves, that otherwise would remain hidden?

Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar is known as Yom Hakipurim, which if translated means “the day like Purim.” Many Chasidik masters have said
that Purim in all its merrymaking and fun and in all its mysteries is the day that is even holier than Yom Kippur.

What about Purim makes it so holy? What about getting dressed up and drunk is sacred?

Winter has arrived, and as the bears, snakes, and other wildlife hibernate, many of us find that we are doing the same. We go inside, a space of deep reflection. We dress ourselves in layers of coats and blankets, warming ourselves with cups of tea, coffee and hot cocoa.
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May your heart desire what your soul needs and may those yearnings be fulfilled.

Wishing all a Healthy, Peaceful and Prosperous New Year.

On Shavout we celebrate the revelation of the Torah at Mt Sinai.

There is a Midrash that God's angel went to all the nations asking each one if they wanted the Torah.

Each one asked - “What is written in the Torah”
and the angel told them about one specific commandment
The nation said - "No, Thank you."

Life has a way of being so hectic that “I” can get lost. Between being a parent, an employee, building my practice, and writing papers as a student, my core can go missing in the process. I lose touch with myself and the very things that make me, me.

Passover is all about leaving Egypt – that place of enslavement - and going to a place of freedom.

Notice that when the Jews left they were in the "not-knowing place". Primarily because the generation leaving Egypt was a generation born into captivity one that had never known anything but enslavement, and here they were leaving to the unknown… trusting that voice that told them to move ahead.

There is a powerful paradox in living. It is to the extent that we feel our pain, that our joy is experienced.
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