Your Soul Needs Your Body
A three-minute talk about the body’s potential. Using the example of eating a meal, Rabbi Simon Jacobson explains the spiritual value of the body.
Read MoreConfidence
Korach: Confidence – where does it come from? Inborn or acquired? Nature or nurture? It stems from the soul, one permanence in an immortal physical world.
Read MoreWho You Are Should Define What You Do
Rabbi Simon Jacobson talks about discovering your true identity. Learn the difference between form and function, means and ends, and how to strengthen your character and assert who you are — your true inner self.
Read MoreOne Heart: The Message of Shavuot
In Parshat Bamidbar what power did Sinai have that united the people when they “camped opposite the mountain”? Total fusion of matter & spirit; body & soul.
Read MoreThe Seder Plate: A Microcosm of Your Psyche
The Seder plate serves as a reflection of both your purpose in life and your greatest potential, and contains in its structure multiple layers of symbolism.
Read MoreMy Child: We Are Together Forever
I know that you, my child, want and need ongoing care and nurturing. I therefore commit, on a daily basis, to sublime activities that keep me in touch with my soul and with you, my child. I will create space in my everyday life for my soul to express itself.
Read MoreTo Be Like G-d
Spirituality in and of itself is not enough to satiate the Jewish soul, which seeks a unity with G-d that transcends a mere servant-master relationship.
Read MoreWhat the Soul Would Tell You If Would Ask It
If you would ask your soul about itself, it would tell you that it is fully equipped to handle any challenge it encounters.
Read MoreYour Free, Wild Spirit
Everyone has a free, wild spirit inside herself. Each of us has the right and the ability to be fully alive all the time.
Read MoreWhen No is Greater than Yes
Avoiding the wrong thing is better than doing the right thing; protecting is better than serving (Samech Vav) as seen in Parshat Naso and the wilderness.
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