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Hypocrisy is not always a bad thing
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Honesty is a great virtue, but there are exceptions to this rule. Prayer is a prime example.
Saying "no" to a piece of cake is, for me, "a piece of cake." Responding immediately to the 6;15 alarm clock ringing-- no problem! Opening up a siddur to daven -- uh oh! So I'm willing to try and follow your advice about "indulging" my G-dly soul. You packaged it so well, it might just do the trick.
Keep up the good work...and Shana Tova, as well!
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I liked the article, it was very well written and very informative, but my only complaint is that he said only us Jews have a G-dly soul, I've always believed and have been taught that every human has these two souls. I don't think we exclusively have a G-dly nature, all humans do. And to think only we have a G-dly soul and a spiritual nature is foolish and destructive. I do believe there is a Jewish soul that makes us unique, but I defiantly wouldn't say we are the only ones with a G-dly soul. But maybe I misinterpreted what the rabbi meant when he said that.
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Thanks, your message brings hope and life.
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thanx for helping make this year's prayers more open to me. you hit "my" problem on the nail head and, with this essay added to my machzor as a reminder, shul will be more meaningful.
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Right on, Joel, I was taught that a non-Jew's Godly soul has the same first three parts as a Jew has, nefesh, ruach, neshama, but doesn't have the two others, chai and y'chida. Is it not possible for a non-Jew to connect to God when praying?
I haven't learned that much chassidus, but I'd like Rabbi Silberberg to address this problematic understanding.
This is an extremely sensitive area of mysticism that requires tremendous knowledge to explain correctly & appropriately.
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Thanks, Rabbi, for the reminder that nothing I do negates my prayer. I just love knowing that during prayer, my "G-dly soul's integrity is absolute." I also know for sure that prayer changes things.
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once more I enjoyed Rabbi Silberbergs profound article.I was struck by the honesty of the words "two paths of self gratification...".I believe this article can be used as a text for study for it unlocks profound themes. K'siva V'chasima Tova.
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