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Rabbis Say
"The Jewish New Year is called "Yom HaDin", the Day of Judgment.
The deeper meaning here is that it is a day that celebrates our capacity for
judgment, to judge our own lives with the guidance of the light from the
Divine.
"This work of inner knowledge and good judgment based on
insight and wisdom takes work, hard work, and hard traveling on a journey to
truth."
- Rabbi Finley
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Avraham Sutton, a great Chassidic Jerusalem teacher (who visits LA), writes in his book, "Days of Awe, Awesome Days":
"The judgement of Rosh Hashana is not what most people imagine it to be, i.e. punishment. The judgment is more like a measure - a measure of where we are relative to who we really are (our neshama / soul) and what we are really capable of. On Rosh Hashana we are given glimpses of who and what we really are, can be, could be, and will be. It is in this context that we are to see the challenges that we are encountering. It is all part of the package of who we are. Simply put, on Rosh HaShana, HaShem shines a new light into us that has the ability to awaken the deepest potential
sleeping in us." (http://avrahamsutton.c
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Avraham Sutton, a great Chassidic Jerusalem teacher (who visits LA), writes in his book, "Days of Awe, Awesome Days":
"The judgement of Rosh Hashana is not what most people imagine it to be, i.e. punishment. The judgment is more like a measure - a measure of where we are relative to who we really are (our neshama / soul) and what we are really capable of. On Rosh Hashana we are given glimpses of who and what we really are, can be, could be, and will be. It is in this context that we are to see the challenges that we are encountering. It is all part of the package of who we are. Simply put, on Rosh HaShana, HaShem shines a new light into us that has the ability to awaken the deepest potential
sleeping in us." (http://avrahamsutton.c
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Rabbi Laibl Wolf’s Rosh HaShannah Message 5767
Rabbi Laibl Wolf’s Rosh HaShannah Message 5767
The Courage of a Smile
The stream or river is a wonderful metaphor for life. Observing a gentle stream on a sunny day instills inner peace and harmony. But there are times when the waters swell, crush, pounding their banks. Like the human, the river can change character and transform from tranquility to torrent, from pacific to menacing threat.
Most of us have experienced life’s gentleness and warmth. But the world is “a’changing”. The threat of dark and turbulent waters engulfing our lives looms near. Terrorism, the dagger at the heart of civilized society, is spreading its tentacles in the global village, creating convulsions politically, economically, and socially. Under such increasing threat, confusion and weakness colors the canvass of our lives.
How do we tame this 21st century monster? To destroy the cancerous growth is an obvious priority. At the cancer’s core lies a cadre of demented, evil, and calculating fanatics who employ sophisticated mechanisms of destruction. This phenomenon has many historical precedents. But the one thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history. The solution: prevention is far better than cure.
How do we redesign the seamier and uglier profile of humanity? In the long term, the answer lies not in defensive or invasive operations (necessary as this may be in the sort run to stem the immediate social hemorrhaging). In the long term, prevention and maintenance require two human experiences: joy and personal fulfillment. No-one has lifted his hand in anger when happy, and no-one seeks the other’s assets when fulfilled. It’s that simple – and yet so elusive.
I am a big believer in chaos theory – the multiplier effect, the butterfly effect. The Hassidic founder and master, The Ba’al Shem Tov, taught: the leaf falling off the tree is a designated act of creation that alters the course of history. Everything we say and do (and even think and feel) leaves its signature in the ether of time/space. When we laugh, we produce ‘angels’ of laughter. When we share, we produce ‘angels’ of compassion. In other words, you and I have the capacity to subtly, but definitively, change the face of humanity. Researchers call this the ‘non-local’ field effect. The Frierdicker Rebbe noted that a good thought projected across the other side of the globe leaves a targeted effect, spiritually and materially.
Criminals and terrorists are not born! They are made from the hurt and pain within. But that hurt and pain can be undone – by you. The Lubavitcher Rebbe emphasized many times: a small act of goodness produces a major multiplier effect. A little light dispels the densest darkness. When you and I model kindness, understanding, compassion, happiness, humility – not only do we affect the world with our cosmic signatures, but we instill confidence and hope in those who are in our domain: our families, our clients, our colleagues, our club members, in ways that can only be understood through spiritual insight. Indeed, the ‘non-local’ effects extend even to those who seek our very destruction.
Social malaise doesn’t occur suddenly. Like many illnesses it begins with a diminished immune response mechanism through the three-fold shortcomings – the lack of qualitative nurture, commitment to prevention, and personal discipline.
Now, with the approach of Rosh HaShanna, lies a profound opportunity to become an integral facilitator of social change. Rosh HaShannah is a spiritual dynamic, not just a calendar event. The Kabbalah and its Hassidic teachings inform us that over Rosh HaShannah the creative potential On-High reconfigures – literally. And the new configuration of fate and destiny is dramatically affected by each one of us – through our introspective discoveries plus the commitment to grow, to become a compassionate participant in the radical act of sacred life.
The answer lies in joy (laughter) and fulfillment (radical acceptance).
On the eve of Rosh HaShannah, I ask you to undertake the following simple fivefold personal agenda:
Spend quiet time, without phones or people, introspecting pensively, deeply, thoroughly, and critically – allowing truths about your interpersonal style, your belief systems, your fears, to rise to the surface of consciousness and awareness. Have the courage to look at yourself in your spiritual mirror.
Commit to undoing two of the shortcomings you recognize. But commit with sincerity and depth. Enshrine that commitment by sharing it with a loved one.
Approach someone you may have wronged and humbly and unconditionally seek forgiveness. Bridge the gap and chasm of hurt, through the simplicity of spiritual touch.
Speak to G-d – verbally, uttering real words and sounds. Converse with G-d. Share your aspirations for yourself and the world. Don’t be afraid of your own voice. And don’t be afraid of the Voice that answers you through the exigencies of your life.
Take on a real Mitzva for this coming year. There are Mitzvot for all peoples of the world. Mitzvot are the most powerful spiritual channels for globally neutralizing innate evil. If you have any doubts as to what is the most powerful Mitzva in your life, write to me and I will share with you.
You don’t fight fire with fire. You neutralize fire with water. Fire is Gevurah and water is Hessed. These are the two most powerful emotion tools in our spiritual repertoire. When we make peace, Shalom, in our physical domain, then the angels Gavr’iel (Gevurah) and Micha’el (Hessed) bring peace On-High. When that happens, evil is simply neutralized, without any fight, enmity, war or destruction. The ultimate expression of this is Mashiach. Live your life as if this depends on you alone – because it does! So do it!
Allow yourself to laugh and smile. Even force it. And the world will smile with you.
Allow yourself to accept, and the world will practice acceptance with you. This is the year.
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Google Rabbi Wolf for his wisdom.
.
The Courage of a Smile
The stream or river is a wonderful metaphor for life. Observing a gentle stream on a sunny day instills inner peace and harmony. But there are times when the waters swell, crush, pounding their banks. Like the human, the river can change character and transform from tranquility to torrent, from pacific to menacing threat.
Most of us have experienced life’s gentleness and warmth. But the world is “a’changing”. The threat of dark and turbulent waters engulfing our lives looms near. Terrorism, the dagger at the heart of civilized society, is spreading its tentacles in the global village, creating convulsions politically, economically, and socially. Under such increasing threat, confusion and weakness colors the canvass of our lives.
How do we tame this 21st century monster? To destroy the cancerous growth is an obvious priority. At the cancer’s core lies a cadre of demented, evil, and calculating fanatics who employ sophisticated mechanisms of destruction. This phenomenon has many historical precedents. But the one thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history. The solution: prevention is far better than cure.
How do we redesign the seamier and uglier profile of humanity? In the long term, the answer lies not in defensive or invasive operations (necessary as this may be in the sort run to stem the immediate social hemorrhaging). In the long term, prevention and maintenance require two human experiences: joy and personal fulfillment. No-one has lifted his hand in anger when happy, and no-one seeks the other’s assets when fulfilled. It’s that simple – and yet so elusive.
I am a big believer in chaos theory – the multiplier effect, the butterfly effect. The Hassidic founder and master, The Ba’al Shem Tov, taught: the leaf falling off the tree is a designated act of creation that alters the course of history. Everything we say and do (and even think and feel) leaves its signature in the ether of time/space. When we laugh, we produce ‘angels’ of laughter. When we share, we produce ‘angels’ of compassion. In other words, you and I have the capacity to subtly, but definitively, change the face of humanity. Researchers call this the ‘non-local’ field effect. The Frierdicker Rebbe noted that a good thought projected across the other side of the globe leaves a targeted effect, spiritually and materially.
Criminals and terrorists are not born! They are made from the hurt and pain within. But that hurt and pain can be undone – by you. The Lubavitcher Rebbe emphasized many times: a small act of goodness produces a major multiplier effect. A little light dispels the densest darkness. When you and I model kindness, understanding, compassion, happiness, humility – not only do we affect the world with our cosmic signatures, but we instill confidence and hope in those who are in our domain: our families, our clients, our colleagues, our club members, in ways that can only be understood through spiritual insight. Indeed, the ‘non-local’ effects extend even to those who seek our very destruction.
Social malaise doesn’t occur suddenly. Like many illnesses it begins with a diminished immune response mechanism through the three-fold shortcomings – the lack of qualitative nurture, commitment to prevention, and personal discipline.
Now, with the approach of Rosh HaShanna, lies a profound opportunity to become an integral facilitator of social change. Rosh HaShannah is a spiritual dynamic, not just a calendar event. The Kabbalah and its Hassidic teachings inform us that over Rosh HaShannah the creative potential On-High reconfigures – literally. And the new configuration of fate and destiny is dramatically affected by each one of us – through our introspective discoveries plus the commitment to grow, to become a compassionate participant in the radical act of sacred life.
The answer lies in joy (laughter) and fulfillment (radical acceptance).
On the eve of Rosh HaShannah, I ask you to undertake the following simple fivefold personal agenda:
Spend quiet time, without phones or people, introspecting pensively, deeply, thoroughly, and critically – allowing truths about your interpersonal style, your belief systems, your fears, to rise to the surface of consciousness and awareness. Have the courage to look at yourself in your spiritual mirror.
Commit to undoing two of the shortcomings you recognize. But commit with sincerity and depth. Enshrine that commitment by sharing it with a loved one.
Approach someone you may have wronged and humbly and unconditionally seek forgiveness. Bridge the gap and chasm of hurt, through the simplicity of spiritual touch.
Speak to G-d – verbally, uttering real words and sounds. Converse with G-d. Share your aspirations for yourself and the world. Don’t be afraid of your own voice. And don’t be afraid of the Voice that answers you through the exigencies of your life.
Take on a real Mitzva for this coming year. There are Mitzvot for all peoples of the world. Mitzvot are the most powerful spiritual channels for globally neutralizing innate evil. If you have any doubts as to what is the most powerful Mitzva in your life, write to me and I will share with you.
You don’t fight fire with fire. You neutralize fire with water. Fire is Gevurah and water is Hessed. These are the two most powerful emotion tools in our spiritual repertoire. When we make peace, Shalom, in our physical domain, then the angels Gavr’iel (Gevurah) and Micha’el (Hessed) bring peace On-High. When that happens, evil is simply neutralized, without any fight, enmity, war or destruction. The ultimate expression of this is Mashiach. Live your life as if this depends on you alone – because it does! So do it!
Allow yourself to laugh and smile. Even force it. And the world will smile with you.
Allow yourself to accept, and the world will practice acceptance with you. This is the year.
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Google Rabbi Wolf for his wisdom.
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High Holiday TORAH from Michael Rosenberg, Torah.org
High Holiday TORAH from Michael Rosenberg, Torah.org
(sent out with a list of names; to pray for their needs to be met.)
During the month of Elul it is the custom to blow the shofar at the
conclusion of weekday morning prayers. The primal blast of the ram's horn
is intended to wake us from our lethargy and shake up our hearts. "Rise you
who slumber! Return to me wayward children!" In Elul we are called upon to
make preparations for the coming High Holidays remembering that Teshuva,
Tefila, and Tzedaka ma'avirim es roah ha gezera (Repentance, Prayer, and
Charity can reverse the heavenly decree) and that in this month we are
especially close to the Kadosh Baruch Hu. May we all use this time to great
effect, deepening our awareness of the great Chesed (lovingkindness) the
Kadosh Baruch Hu has bestowed upon us by allowing us, His People, to serve
him in this world to bring about a time of no war, no hatred, no poverty, no
suffering, no death.
Knowing that His Torah is the blue print guiding us towards that goal, may we redouble our efforts to learn at whatever level we can. Knowing that His desire is that we should emulate Him may we redouble our efforts to perform acts of Tzedaka v'Chesed. Knowing that He loves us, his Holy People, may we redouble our efforts to love Him, to love one another, and to love ourselves. In so doing, may we come this year into the
Yomim Nora'im prepared to plead our case and the case of klal Yisroel (All Israel) with a tender heart and purity of purpose. May our earnest prayers open the Gates
of Mercy. May our heartfelt weeping open the Gates of Tears. Avinu
Malkeinu p'sach sha'arei Shomayim l'sfiloseinu. Our Father our King, open
the Gates of Heaven to our prayers!
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(sent out with a list of names; to pray for their needs to be met.)
During the month of Elul it is the custom to blow the shofar at the
conclusion of weekday morning prayers. The primal blast of the ram's horn
is intended to wake us from our lethargy and shake up our hearts. "Rise you
who slumber! Return to me wayward children!" In Elul we are called upon to
make preparations for the coming High Holidays remembering that Teshuva,
Tefila, and Tzedaka ma'avirim es roah ha gezera (Repentance, Prayer, and
Charity can reverse the heavenly decree) and that in this month we are
especially close to the Kadosh Baruch Hu. May we all use this time to great
effect, deepening our awareness of the great Chesed (lovingkindness) the
Kadosh Baruch Hu has bestowed upon us by allowing us, His People, to serve
him in this world to bring about a time of no war, no hatred, no poverty, no
suffering, no death.
Knowing that His Torah is the blue print guiding us towards that goal, may we redouble our efforts to learn at whatever level we can. Knowing that His desire is that we should emulate Him may we redouble our efforts to perform acts of Tzedaka v'Chesed. Knowing that He loves us, his Holy People, may we redouble our efforts to love Him, to love one another, and to love ourselves. In so doing, may we come this year into the
Yomim Nora'im prepared to plead our case and the case of klal Yisroel (All Israel) with a tender heart and purity of purpose. May our earnest prayers open the Gates
of Mercy. May our heartfelt weeping open the Gates of Tears. Avinu
Malkeinu p'sach sha'arei Shomayim l'sfiloseinu. Our Father our King, open
the Gates of Heaven to our prayers!
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High Holiday Torahs from Favorite Rebbes. Reb Shlomo
High Holidays - Favorite Torahs from favorite rebbes
Reb Shlomo Carlebach zt"l taught a Torah delivered in 1990:
The month of Elul, according to Sefer Yetzirah, is associated with the left hand and also the letter "yud." This signifies that during the month of Elul, we are 'fixing' our subconscious.
On Yom Kippur, we were asking Hashem to forgive us for the sins that we committed on a conscious level. But then when the end of the year comes around, we realize that though we may have succeeded in fixing our 'external' behaviors, there is still much work to be done on the in-side of our selves. We still need to work at getting the Torah and mitzvot to reach us deeper and deeper within.
As long as we still have anger inside us on a subconscious level, as long as we still have to deal with jealousy and attachment to physical pleasure, the Torah and the mitzvot have not yet reached the deepest depths of our being. It is easier to stop eating non-kosher foods, than to stop having negative thoughts about yourself and others, for example.
The left hand represents your subconscious actions. This means that in the month of Elul, we are able to access the energy needed for doing the inner work, which needs to get done before the year ends. The 'work', which we tried to accomplish on Yom Kippur, on a conscious level, needs to become real on a subconscious level. This is the spiritual task that we need to complete before the year is over.
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(Last week in preparation for ELUL, I was glad to davven in Reb Shlomo's NY Carlebach shul. - Joy)
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SHOFAR excerpt from Reb Shlomo Carlebach, z'l, on Netzavim/Vayelech
The All of Me
You know friends, life is also a combination of two things. On the one hand I have to do things like everybody else, meaning that there are certain rules which everybody has to do. But then there is something which only I have to do, nobody else can do it. There is one thing which makes me so special. Everybody has something so special which is so deep and this cannot be written down in words. Once a year G-d is revealing to us what we have to do and this happens when we blow the shofar. When we hear this voice of G-d everybody hears what this special thing is that he has to do, and it's not in words.
Anything which has to do with me which everyone else is doing is on the level of details. Keeping Shabbos, putting on tefilin, being good, eat with a fork, don't talk evil about other people, be positive and do this and do that is all very beautiful, but it's all details. Then that one thing which is just 'I' is the all. There is one thing which touches the all of me which is the deepest depths of my existence.
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| Reb Shlomo Carlebach and Shlomo's drummer Joy Krauthammer |
GEMSBOK SHOFAR as GUIRO and GROGGER
GEMSBOK SHOFAR as GUIRO and GROGGER
Joyous Purim wisdom, double Adar
5751
As a temple musician– a
passionate performing percussionist and sound healer, I share with you that the
Purim grogger, festive ritual noise maker (used to drown out Haman's name in
Megillat Esther reading), is similar to a GEMSBOK SHOFAR. A Purim rattle is
twirled and spins round the handle, and causes a thin flat piece of wood to
flick over (‘to and fro’) a NOTCHED cog wheel set in a frame, making a noise.
By cutting off, separating several inches of the slightly curved, black, smooth
pointy tip of the long Gemsbok's horn, to create an opening for the Shofar
mouthpiece, it is revealed that this horn tip can be used as an 'offering–' as
a percussion scraper on the set of natural raised ridges of rings encircling
the brown wide end of the raw, rough, splintery Gemsbok horn.
When rubbed in ‘to and fro’
motion with a PUA *, on the thick transverse rings, rasping percussive sounds
are created and ‘heard’ on the horn, as on the grogger. Could it be that the Shofar was a signaling instrument in alerting the Persian Jews that they could
be saved from the king's edict in Shushan during the reign of Queen Esther,
thus making the horn also a culturally authentic grogger? Hearing the Megillah
and Shofar are both mitzvot.
Ethnic scraper percussion
rhythmic instruments are spiritually used in most world cultures for sacred
moments. (Scrapers and Shofars are in LA’s Howard Ethnic Instrument Collection,
Watts Tower Arts Center.) Performing world-beat percussion, I use a frog shaped
wood guiro (Vietnamese or Thai), and also a Gemsbok-like guiro (Latin American)
made from hollow gourd, aka calabazo,
with parallel carved out grooves, along with a fragrant sage branch stick PUA,
a scraper/wand, to make long and short raspy, ratchet (and croaking) sounds.
Biblical Miriyahm HaNeviah,
the Prophetess, a percussionist, Exodus 15:20, was also known as
"Puah"*, Genesis, Shemot 1:15, a mid-wife, who sang soft cooing
sounds as she gently rocked ‘to and fro’ and stroked with her voice and hand--
like a wand, the baby boys she saved from Pharaoh's edict against the Jews.
Gemara Sotah 11a. As Puah with (po'ah) she drowned out the sounds of the murder
edict.
My friend, and ritual teaching
partner, ARIELLASHIRA LEWIS created (with Michael Chusid's guidance) her GEMSBOK
shofar for rituals, by carving the opening, the hollow 'inside' mouth piece.
She is a healer, and a Ba’alat Tekiah/shofar
blower for Simchat Chochmah ceremonies (http://www.simchatchochmah.blogspot.com),
and for women's Rosh Chodesh/New Moon
rituals, as is traditional. With her soulful Ruach/breath and holy kavanah/intention,
AriellaShira beautifully and with awesome rich sustained sound, plays her new
Shofar. AriellaShira created this personal ceremonial tool during her Simchat Chochmah/Joy of Wisdom ceremony,
and shamanic journey. I think her shofar is from a female Gemsbok.
AriellaShira joyously
demonstrated to me, as she stroked her new Gemsbok horn's wide end and long
length of ridges of rings with her PUA/wand--horn tip, that she transformed her
Shofar to be used in holy ritual and ceremony, also into a scraper PERCUSSION
instrument. AriellaShira fashioned the horn’s cut tip into her wand for her
musical playing pleasure. (See photo collage of AriellaShira playing her
Gemsbok Shofar as a wind and percussion instrument.
http://hearingshofar.blogspot.com/
2011-02-21) AriellaShira Lewis, from South Africa where the Gemsbok roam,
informed me that Gemsbok is pronounced with a gutteral 'ch', ‘Ch’emsbok’. The
sacrificial ram, the 'offering' in Torah's Genesis 22:13 Akeidah, may have been
crying out for us to hear, "Use me, don't abuse me. I shall make music for
you."
BlesSings for magical healing sounds,
health, wholeness, shalom and joy,
JOY Krauthammer
Serve G*d With Joy
www.joys-music.blogspot.com
Joy Krauthammer, MBA11
March, 2011
Before I realized that
I, too, can create a Shofar and GEMSBOK horn grogger to use in my spiritual
music, I purchased my foot-long Purim grogger in Jerusalem where I also
purchased my Shofar. Now I joyously look forward to having the "Hearing
Shofar" maven, Michael, guide me in creating my own percussive Shofar.
What excites is that I can
create a PUA/wand from a Gemsbok horn, and play the Shofar as percussion. This
will enhance and amplify my spiritual playing. See my earlier COMMENT on
AriellaShira Lewis regarding this transformational experience.
I love that the PUA is also a
name, PUAH, for Miriyahm HaNeviah. Genesis 1:15. This connection is meaningful
to me– joining woman's voice in Torah to percussion.
I include PUAH teachings
shared from one of my rebbes, Rahmiel Hayyim Drizin:
'Puah' This was Miriam (called
Puah) because she cried and talked and cooed to the newborn infant in the
manner of women who soothe a crying infant. Puah is an expression of crying
out, similar to “Like a travailing woman will I cry " (Isa. 42:14). Rashi
on Sotah 11a explains that she played with the infant to soothe and amuse him.
Rashi to Shemot 1:15, citing Gemara Sotah 11a
‘Pu'ah’ is Miriam; and why was
her name called Puah? Because she cried out (po'ah) to the child and brought it
forth. Another explanation of Pu'ah is that she used to cry out through the
Holy Spirit and say: ‘My mother will bear a son who will be the savior of
Israel’. Sotah 11a
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During the High Holidays,
1995, Makom Ohr Shalom held services at UCLA. Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (Aleph
and Jewish Renewal movement founder) officiated along with Cantor Monty Turner.
(I am one of their musicians.) Reb Zalman knew that I was trained by my
husband, Marcel Krauthammer, z"l, in blowing Shofar. I felt good that I
could play all the ritual notes. Prior to Rosh Hashanah, Michael Chusid
demonstrated to me another technique for blowing shofar that I continue to
share when teaching others to play.
Reb Zalman, during the Days of
Awe service, called upon me to come to the bima and play my Shofar and "to
represent the women of the world". He was aware that a major international
conference on women had just finished in China. He wanted that powerful feminine energy
to come through the voice of the ram. With great Kavanah/intention, I sounded the Shofar for the congregation.
As a Mitzvah, and in my husband's Zechut/merit,
I continue to play Shofar, even over the telephone, especially for those Jewish
friends who miss my husband playing Shofar for them. May his soul continue to
have an Ilui Neshamah/soul elevation.
Have a joyous Adar and
BlesSings for hearing Shofar,
rhythm, having gratitude, health, Shalom and joy,
JOY Krauthammer
Serve G*d With Joy
Blog
Joy Krauthammer revised her initial post, above. I have
retained both drafts because they each offer different insights that deserve to
be shared. MC
Sounds of the Shofar Inspire Me
SOUNDS OF THE SHOFAR INSPIRE ME
~ JOY Krauthammer
TEKIAH
SOUNDS of the SHOFAR (SOS) with a blast inspire
me to open to the beginning of Elul on day one, Rosh Chodesh/ new moon, for self-reflection/ Cheshbon Hanefesh/ accounting of the soul, knowing I can meet our
Beloved in the field. A serious soul journey lies ahead, and I am inspired to
meditate on SOS.
SHEVARIM
SOS inspire me for the New Year to once again
seasonally awaken to my Jewish tradition and heritage, and connect to my faith
and beliefs, knowing SOS in the same sequence of blasts are heard universally around
the world.
SOS help me to stimulate others when I play Shofar.
Friends receiving SOS are a gift to me, and I am further inspired with Chesed/ loving kindness to give more and
joyously do more Mitzvot/ good deeds.
SOS, as I practice playing, inspire me to study
Torah and understand more fully.
TERUAH
SOS inspire me to Shma/ listen silently to the notes, and more deeply, in awe, and with
strong Kavannah/ intention to be a
better Ba'alat Tekiah/ master of the
notes (as my husband, z'l, taught me
when we bought our first shofar together in the Old City).
Sounds of the Shofar inspire me to breathe
deeply, expansively –breathe G*d in and out.
SOS inspire me to use tools, instruments of
music of my own faith, and to Mamash
delve deeper and higher into my Judaism.
SOS inspire me to share with pride and joy in
interfaith gatherings with my own authentic ancient Jewish instrument of sound–
Shofar, in addition to spiritually playing Tof
/drum and Timbrel ala Miriyahm HaNeviah in temples for Farbrengans and Malavah
malkahs. SOS inspire me to carve my
own personal Shofar.
TEKIAH GEDOLAH
The Shofar inspires me through grateful Ruach/ breath to connect L'Dor V'Dor/ generation to generation
with my children and their chilren; to the Holy One, Mount Moriah, Mount Sinai,
and to our People, all the way back to the ram caught in the thicket by its
horns (Genesis 22:13); and to our Matriarch, Sarah, who died because of the Akeda/
the Binding. When I save by
rescuing little goats with their horned heads stuck in fences, and I give them
freedom--I am inspired.
Baruch Hashem.
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- JOY Krauthammer, MBA
- Joy Serves G*d in Joy as a passionate performing percussionist, poet, publisher, photographer, publicist, sound healer, spiritual guide, artist, gardener and Gemini. "Ivdu Et Hashem B'Simcha" -Psalm 100:2 ....... Joy Krauthammer, active in the Jewish Renewal, Feminist, and neo-Chasidic worlds for over three decades, kabbalistically leads Jewish women's life-cycle rituals. ... Workshops, and Bands are available for all Shuls, Sisterhoods, Rosh Chodeshes, Retreats, Concerts, Conferences & Festivals. ... My kavanah/intention is that my creative expressive gifts are inspirational, uplifting and joyous. In gratitude, I love doing mitzvot/good deeds, and connecting people in joy. In the zechut/merit of Reb Shlomo Carlebach, zt'l, I mamash love to help make our universe a smaller world, one REVEALING more spiritual consciousness, connection, compassion, and chesed/lovingkindness; to make visible the Face of the Divine... VIEW MY COMPLETE PROFILE and enjoy all offerings.... For BOOKINGS write: joyofwisdom1 at gmail.com, leave a COMMENT below, or call me. ... "Don't Postpone Joy" bear photo montage by Joy. Click to enlarge. BlesSings, Joy