Category Archives: Yirah-some

Mussar study on the trait of Yirah (awe, fear, wonder of G-d and G-d’s creations) and how we can act in G-d-like ways

Life lessons

Among his many lessons, Rabbi Hillel the Elder tells us that we already have everything that we need to fulfil our purpose. I have the tools and I have the right circumstances. Yet someone needs to actually do it… and that can only be me. You have the same setup. How miraculous it is that we each have a unique purpose in the world! Continue reading

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New beginnings

The Jewish High Holidays begin this Friday evening. We are to spend the month prior to the New Year in prayer, repentance, and reflection.  I think going into these worship services without spending some time in self-reflection is like showing … Continue reading

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The lesson is global and personal

The world has changed in gigantic ways by the tiniest little virus, a virus that is invisible to our eyes. We humans have been handed a dose of humility in this. The entire world has been altered… we humans are so fragile that the tiniest of microbes can upend our world. Continue reading

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Introducing a new series

Yirah is an emotional and spiritual sense that “lifts the veil” in a way so that you know that what we see on our mundane, earthly level is just the beginning of something much richer, much more complete, and much more holy than we can know. Continue reading

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