I put on my Tefillin for the first time this morning and it was amazing (shout out to my boy Rabbi Kramer for getting me and Dad each a pair, thanks). The Tefillin came with a DVD, it had people talking about what Tefillin meant to them. Each person said something different, but the one thing that was said that stuck with me through out my whole morning prayers was that, the act of putting on the Tefillin is literally bonding yourself to G-d, and before I put them on I didn't understand but it is the most profound thing. When you wrap the Tefillin around your fingers you say "I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you with righteousness with Justice, with love and with compassion. I will betroth you to me with faithfulness and you shall love the Lord." In doing this you are betrothing your self to G-d every morning. Like I have said in previous posts you can't just read about it you have to experience it.
Another thing the DVD talked about was that the first thoughts in the morning are the most important. When you put on the Tefillin you kind of set the pace for the rest of the day. And there is no better pace to set than that of bonding you self to G-d.
Jew Boy out!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
NEW POST!
Sorry I haven't posted in a while I've been out. (Nothing serious just surgery)
So what to talk about... Ah the light of my life, the life preserver that keeps my head above water, the food and water for my soul and mind. Yes the magical substance I am talking about is religion. The thing that keeps insanity at bay and clears away the confusion of the world (or at least part of it).
Now not all religions can do this in fact in my opinion only one, the one, you guessed it Judaism. Oh-yeah!
Judaism is a full body religion, an experience, you have to live Judaism to understand it, books are good, great really. but when it comes to certain things you have to experience them in order to understand them. And oh how I am experiencing Judaism!
Every time I turn around there is something else to love about Judaism. Holding the Torah, an Alliah picking fruit, yes even picking fruit is an experience. There is something about, having a certain prayer for every thing that makes life that much more meaningful.
Every morning, every night, every meal, it all has meaning and its wonderful, fantastic.
Well that's enough of my raving for a while.
Oh I almost forgot, my surgery was very minor I just got my tonsils removed, and I don't want to hear anyone telling me that its bad or that the doctors just do it for the money. I don't care its already been done. More on that later.
Live long and prosper.
So what to talk about... Ah the light of my life, the life preserver that keeps my head above water, the food and water for my soul and mind. Yes the magical substance I am talking about is religion. The thing that keeps insanity at bay and clears away the confusion of the world (or at least part of it).
Now not all religions can do this in fact in my opinion only one, the one, you guessed it Judaism. Oh-yeah!
Judaism is a full body religion, an experience, you have to live Judaism to understand it, books are good, great really. but when it comes to certain things you have to experience them in order to understand them. And oh how I am experiencing Judaism!
Every time I turn around there is something else to love about Judaism. Holding the Torah, an Alliah picking fruit, yes even picking fruit is an experience. There is something about, having a certain prayer for every thing that makes life that much more meaningful.
Every morning, every night, every meal, it all has meaning and its wonderful, fantastic.
Well that's enough of my raving for a while.
Oh I almost forgot, my surgery was very minor I just got my tonsils removed, and I don't want to hear anyone telling me that its bad or that the doctors just do it for the money. I don't care its already been done. More on that later.
Live long and prosper.
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