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Foregiveness: A Yom Kippur Thought

September 21, 2015 by Patrick Beaulier

In the midst of a deep spiritual crises, the “golden calf” episode, the Creator revealed to Moses the “Thirteen Attributes of Compassion” (Exodus 34:6,7). Since then, invoking these “Thirteen Attributes” at opportune times have brought about the Creator’s unconditional forgiveness.

The “Date Palm of Deborah” is short book written by the renown Kabbalist Rabbi Moshe Cordovaro (1522 -1570). The main body of this work is a description of how each of the Creator’s “Thirteen Attributes of Compassion” has a human counterpart which can actually be practiced by people to forgive those who have hurt them. All human acts of forgiveness express one or more of these attributes.

For example, it’s commonplace for people who have been hurt by others to feel insulted. The concept underlying the first attribute of compassion addresses the insult cast at the Creator when people knowingly misuse His resources He kindly created to benefit humanity. These people abuse… [Read more…]

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The Humble Willow

October 7, 2012 by Patrick Beaulier

Today is the Jewish Holiday of Hoshana Rabba. Customarily, we beat five willow branches on the ground. Afterwards, we recite a prayer beseeching the Creator to sweeten all harsh judgements. This seems like a bizzare mystical ritual that begs for deeper explanation.

During the past seven days, we took a date palm frond, a citron, three myrtle branches and two willow branches and united them together. Then we waved them in all six primary spatial directions. Each of these four kinds of plant growth represent a different kind of Jew: The Torah scholar, the one who thrives on doing good deeds, those who are a balanced combination of both Torah and good deeds, and those whose deeds and learning are poor.

The Torah scholar is represented by the date palm frond because dates taste yummy like Torah knowledge. The one who thrives on good deeds is represented by the myrtle because it’s leave [Read more…]

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Jean Graubart: Kabbalah, Past Life Regression & Spiritual Connectivity

April 4, 2012 by Patrick Beaulier

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DURQf6gUL_U

Jean Graubart, Director at the Anna and Leo Smilow Center for Jewish Living and Learning, talks about the phases of interest that people go through that in their look at spirituality. Filmed at Washington DC JCC.

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Aron The Mystical Agnostic

June 3, 2011 by Patrick Beaulier

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdZrGb8YDJc

Aron Gamman on the Tree of Life, mysticism, and a healthy dose of skepticism.

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Rabbi Eliezer Garner Doesn’t Know What God is All About

May 18, 2011 by Patrick Beaulier

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYDLtXZYT_8

Rabbi Eliezer Garner doesn’t know what God is all about.

But, he’s “had experiences where [he] has touched the Divine”.

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