Connect with the Infinite
Connect with the Infinite
The Land of Israel, which was promised by Hashem to the Jewish people, is praised in various ways in the Bible. One of the most popular phrases is “ארץ זבת חלב ודבש,” meaning that the world is flowing with milk and honey. This phrase is first used to highlight the fertility of Israel as compared …
Human beings are a combination of an intangible soul/consciousness and a physical body, which when brought together creates a human being. The story of Adam and Eve is one of the most cryptic in the Torah. Commenting on Genesis 3:21, the Zohar states that The Infinite Creator clothed the first human beings not in garments …
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The mitzvah of יראת השם or יראת שמיים is translated in English as “to fear God.” Referring to an Infinite Creator that is out of the realm of full human comprehension as “God” creates confusion which is common when translating Biblical Hebrew into another language. Similarly, the translation of יראה to mean purely fear, like …
The concept of Love coming from the Heart is an ancient one, and way older than the 13th century which is when the world’s dictionaries would have you believe the term “Love” was coined. Thus it is no coincidence that Biblical Hebrew, the most ancient language of them all, manifests that idea in the structure …
All things ranging from the human body to the phone you are reading this post on are made of atoms. The reason you can see these things are because the frequencies of these atoms are vibrating slower than the speed of light. (Einstein’s E=mc2) In essence, everything is composed of harmonic frequencies made of sound. …
The famous verse in Pirkei Avot “If there is no flour, there is no Torah, and if there is no Torah, there is no flour” teaches us that without our physical bodies, there would be no avenue to do mitzvot and ascend spiritually and that without our soul, there would be no purpose to our …
When wandering through the desert, the nomad’s primary concern is where they are going to get water and food from. In addition to giving the Children of Israel water, Hashem gave them Manna which is exactly what they needed. It is said that Manna tasted exactly what you would want it to taste like at …
A helpful way to try and understand what the Infinite Creator is and what His/Her motivation is is to look at God as the perfect parents. God is the perfect combination of male and female which create life when they come together as One in a loving embrace. Giving life is accomplished through an act …