Have you ever loved another? Have you been in love with someone? Experiencing this most sought-after emotion is typically a pleasure, and we generally know when we feel it. Love has been defined and described in millions of ways, through poetry, song, and art. This feeling can be recognized in many ways by different people.Continue reading “HOW DOES GOD LOVE PEOPLE?”
Category Archives: Spiritual / Material Interaction
A LOUD SHOFAR TO OVERCOME THE SENSES
Rosh Hashanah is the New Year of the Jewish calendar. It is about beginnings. We are reborn in our lives. We restart the effort of engaging with our spiritual natures. The Shofar, a musical instrument made from a ram’s horn (the hollow horns of several other animals are also used), produces a sound that shakesContinue reading “A LOUD SHOFAR TO OVERCOME THE SENSES”
A MORTAL LIFE IS CONNECTED TO PLANET EARTH
All life on earth arises from the land and the seas. The materials from which every plant and animal is constructed were originally integrated as part of the environment. We are a mixture of the dust and the ocean. The Torah comments about the lands. Abraham is foretold of a Promised Land. Having been liberatedContinue reading “A MORTAL LIFE IS CONNECTED TO PLANET EARTH”
A LAND OF MILK AND HONEY
In the Bible, God described the Holy Land, the home promised to Abraham and his descendants, as “A Land of Milk and Honey.” This is certainly poetic, but a melodic characterization does not serve the spiritual purposes of the document. We are searching for meaning and symbolism here. Considering God repeatedly used this phrase toContinue reading “A LAND OF MILK AND HONEY”
THE SPIES AND THE CAREFREE DAYS OF INFANCY
In the section of the Torah titled “Shelach Lecha,” men are sent into Canaan to spy out the challenges that the Children of Israel will face in their upcoming campaign to inhabit the land. Will this Holy Land support them and furnish their needs? Will they be able to overcome the impediments of people, terrain,Continue reading “THE SPIES AND THE CAREFREE DAYS OF INFANCY”
YOU WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME
One of the ten commandments given at Mt. Sinai to the Children of Israel admonishes against worshiping other gods. What are “other” gods? Idols. The people should not bow down to, serve, or give devotion to any deity, object, or idea that can be described. God of the bible is not of the earthly world.Continue reading “YOU WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME”
MEDITATION FOR SOUL AND BODY
We live in a material world. Upon leaving the womb, we begin to explore all the wonders of this new life. An infant commences this journey with highly focused awareness of those aspects of the physical realm that impact it most strongly. Novel cognitive adventures thrill, stimulate, fashion, and guide the developing child’s mind. BrainContinue reading “MEDITATION FOR SOUL AND BODY”
FREEDOM AND PASSOVER
The holiday of Passover is about freedom. The Israeli slaves were freed from their bondage. The purpose of this redemption was to allow and encourage freedom of choice to do the right thing. The “right thing” meant that they would follow God. The Bible describes the event as God taking the Children of Israel outContinue reading “FREEDOM AND PASSOVER”
WHY WERE THERE TEN PLAGUES IN EGYPT?
(Reposted because of changes I made) In the Torah, in the book of Shemot (Exodus), in the parashahs of “Va’eira” and “Bo,” the ten plagues are documented. These are often seen as punishments upon the Egyptians for their having enslaved and mistreated the Children of Israel. But commentators have noted that it could have beenContinue reading “WHY WERE THERE TEN PLAGUES IN EGYPT?”
Health and Spirit by Dr. Jack Zoldan 