By Yanki Tauber
 | There comes a point at which the external resources we've come to rely on are suddenly ineffectual, and the only place to turn is inward, to ourselves
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Yanki Tauber as always amazing but this one was just perfect...
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I printed out the l'ag b'omer article by Yanki Tauber and we read it out at the bonfire on the beach; it added so much meaning to an enjoyable evening.
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great insight into the kabalistic reason behind this custom.....I have heard that the historical reason for archery on Lag BaOmer to remember the valiant fight of Akiva's students during the Bar Kochka revolt (132-135 CE)......
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I often write and speak about arrows and targets on Yom Kippur. There the target is also Torah and the deeds we are aiming toward in the new year. Here, on Lag baOmer, it seems to me that maybe we are pointing the arrow inward, toward our own heart, towards our essence, towards our soul, for that is where our essence is connected to that of our Creator. And Kabbalah provides a means, a path for remembering that connection and for feeling it once again.
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My grandfather made a bow and arrow for me when I was younger. Then I used to make them finding sticks in my front yard and shot them at my garage with my frined David. I have been going inward for a while and now am ready to release the arrow. Shalom.
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I have often wondered at the fact that this area is so often neglected in Jewish education. It almost seems that there is a fear of turning inward to experience oneness because true human essence is a oneness of humanity beyond Jewish identity. The paradox of course is that one must pull the arrow back away from one's desired target in order to reach it. Thank you for the insight and inspriation. Shalom
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