Where Death Meets Life
By Simon Jacobson
Talk about surreal. On a recent Thursday evening, just before midnight, an elderly woman passed away, a few minutes after the "seven blessings" were said concluding the wedding of her grandson, the son of her youngest child...
Society & Living » Voices » Endurance » Where Death Meets Life
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Marriage: Destiny or Chance
Who is the Ultimate Matchmaker?
By Simon Jacobson
Does everyone have a bashert? If yes, why is it so difficult to find one's mate, and why do many never succeed? Is bashert an inevitable absolute, or are there exceptions? To what extent a role does human effort and decision making play in the process?
Lifecycles » Marriage » Finding Your Soulmate » Whom Should I Marry? » Readings » Marriage: Destiny or Chance
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Pain
By Simon Jacobson
How to translate PAIN into action, and tears into growth
Lifecycles » Death & Mourning » Library » Essays & Readings » Pain
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A Spiritual Guide to the Counting of the Omer
Forty-Nine Steps to Personal Refinement
By Simon Jacobson
The 49 days from Passover to Shavout have always been a period of spiritual elevation and self-fulfillment. The Counting of the Omer comes alive in all its mystical poetry in this accessible day-by-day guide. It will change your life and empower you to ...
Jewish Holidays » Sefirat HaOmer » A Spiritual Guide to the Counting of the Omer
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Nine, Eleven and Ten
By Simon Jacobson
9/11 reminds us of a lesson from an ancient Kabbalistic text.
Kabbalah Online » Kabbalah & Society » Current Events » Nine, Eleven and Ten
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Blackout
By Simon Jacobson
People in New York are speaking about the eerie silence around us. I wonder which is more eerie: the sound of air conditioners and subways or the sound of our souls?
Society & Living » Current Events » News Archives » Blackout
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Different But Equal
A Jewish Perspective on Men and Women
By Simon Jacobson
Before we can understand the differences between men and women, we must first understand the differences between masculine and feminine.
Women » Spirituality & the Feminine » Celebrating Jewish Womanhood » Different But Equal
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Nine, Eleven and Ten
By Simon Jacobson
Where have I heard the numbers 9/11 before? Then it comes to me. In Sefer Yetzirah, the oldest Kabbalistic text, a cryptic phrase states: Ten sefirot of nothingness; ten and not nine, ten and not eleven
Society & Living » Current Events » News Archives » One Year Later » Nine, Eleven and Ten
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Today the World Trembles; Today the World is Born
By Simon Jacobson
The world has trembled and we are all traumatized. As Jews who have seen the abyss and not only survived but flourished, we are behooved to lead and show the way to deal with horror and grow through the process. To shine a light even in the darkest of ...
Society & Living » Current Events » News Archives » 9.11.2001 » Today the World Trembles; Today the World is Born
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Flying West
By Simon Jacobson
The center is not our creation, but the circle is. The paradox today is this: one cannot create a circle without a firm center, yet the center is invisible until we create our circle
Society & Living » Voices » Personal Journeys » Flying West
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