Ruach: breath, spirit Nefesh: breath, soul Neshama: breath, soul These three concepts are essential to Jewish understanding of the soul. There is no discussion. Soul is. The breath , breathing is the spirit of being. Spirit is the essence […]
Judas the man of betrayal Reknown for the thirty shekels He should receive. How could he do this, Betray a man who inspired him Betray a man who told him To do what he must At the last meal, The Pesach meal. Judas. Judas, the …
Harmony the blending of two or more Different forces Creating something new Tempering undiscovered energy Which has been waiting to be seen To be heard to be thankful for To take its space in the Creation of all things anticipated In these times of …
The time of Trump has come. A time when freedom of speech becomes the right of the so called enlightened. In this case the voiceless have delved into the chambers of co-dependency and remerged as …
Entitlement and gratitude go hand in hand. In fact they are both sides of the same coin. It is up to us to flip the coin and choose which side is up. Entitlement infers the …
Jewish thought incorporates forgiveness in prayer and practise. Numerous individual prayers for forgiveness, recited collectively in various synagogue services call for WE instead of I: We have sinned. We have lied. We have stolen. We have …
TRADITION, the theme of this month’s Hartgeschreven.nl is very deeply rooted in Jewish consciousness.Traditions are the cultural interpretations and applications of Jewish law and practices. They most certainly involve a reframing of time, space and location. Last month …
Imagine for just a few moments that you are standing in a house filled with mirrors. Full length mirrors in 4 D. Your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual dimensions will be manifested and reflected in these …
Het is eigenlijk heel gek, want terwijl andere religies, zoals de oude Egyptenaren, de oude Grieken en Romeinen, maar ook de monotheïstische godsdiensten als Christendom en Islam zich door de millennia heen zoveel voorstellingen hebben …
Nemen is Geven! De gulle gever, de genereuze filantroop, de gewaardeerde inzet van vrijwilligers: allemaal termen die de mooie kwaliteit van het geven (het liefst zonder enige tegenprestatie) benadrukken. Maar hoe staat het met de ontvanger? …
