Doors . Gates . Pathways . Travel from one destination to another. Where does it lead . Where I came from . Where I am going . Or is the travel itself the destination . Countries . People . Plants . All have a beginning and an end . The world as well. Only the One is eternal . Eternity of the Soul as well .
Kashrut. Kashair. To prepare . To prepare our bodies for the Divine light . A passage way to our Soul . Bi-directional . Traveling in . Traveling out . Nourishment comes in . Words come out . Kosher food matters . Kosher words matter .
The Torah was given to prepare Man for Divine interconnection. When the original Light emanated it shattered the kelim. The shattered pieces fell to earth and the possibility of non-kosher came into being .
We have a choice . We are told to choose life . Our trip and our destination is in our hands .
It is Pharaoh who strangles us . To sever the connection between the heart and the mind . On Passover we rebel and reopen the passage way . We taken in holy food and let out praises . We speak words of redemption. Parent to child . For we are all children . We have a common father. We are brothers . Let’s ask our Father . Let’s ask for help . Let’s ask for an end to suffering . Let’s stroll again together in the Garden.
In the meantime. Now is the time . Now coming into being . Forever reborn . Now is the time to prepare .
He who prepares on Erev Shabbat , will eat on Shabbat . The great final Shabbat is coming . Prepare yourself for the light . The Torah teaches us how .
Shalom . Peace . Peace of mind . Peace of soul. Peace of body . Peace with G-d. Peace with nature. Peace with friends . Peace with family . Peace with lovers. Peace with our selves. In this rather public forum, I wish love and peace to you .
I love nature . I love people . I love to walk in nature . I love the birds , the flowers, the plants , the animals , the sky , the ground , the water .
Full of emotion, I want to connect with you over the thoughts , ideals , words and beauty you express .
Alas , alas , alas . I do not have time , time to respond to even a small amount of what you have shared . My time is very much in use . In the most productive of ways . I feel desire , want . I desire and want to share back fully , but even this time , is time I need for other G-dly engagement . I am borrowing from it to reach out to you . But alas I have no time to take what it is in my heart , mind and soul and interact , interface , with you in this rather public , digital way .
Cognitive niche . Yes I get it . Extreme liberating perspective.
My new friend , I have been talking to G-d for many a year . Does He talk back? Yes in two ways. Divine inspiration and the words of the prophets . That’s what I do . That’s what I’ve done for many a year . Talk to G-d and listen . Ever so closely the words of His prophets.
Judaism is first and foremost about a people who are here to bring G-d’s light into the word. First and foremost by us declaring we believe in Him and Him in us . That’s the beginning and that’s the end . The end is buried in the beginning and beginning in the end . That’s where it starts and that’s where it ends .
Yochein and Boaz are the coming out of Egypt and coming face to face with the Devine at Har Sinai. He spoke to all of us He spoke to me . He spoke to you .
That is the sound of the Shofar . The shattering of the boundaries of the Cosmos and Man . That was the voice of G-d. Sweetest of the sweet .
This is our compass . This is our North Star . This is our guide . This is our destiny.
This is the water that flows from Eden .
We can , we will, bring light to mankind, redemption is real .
Ride the wave , scale the heights, walk the path , fly . Chashmal can be your illumination. To and fro, like the celestial angles.
Dear Stuart, thank you far sharing these beautiful words and ruminations. I am still beginning my journey, and still have so much to learn.
I aim to communicate ecological ideas at the intersection of humankind, our history, and our creative spiritual journeys.
And I desire to share my journey — however brief it may be. My journey toward ecological understanding and Jewish freedom. Thank you for sharing in this journey with me.
I particularly admire your ability to walk in so many worlds, Jordan, and to express your self so eloquently. Thanks for another interesting, thought provoking essay.
Doors . Gates . Pathways . Travel from one destination to another. Where does it lead . Where I came from . Where I am going . Or is the travel itself the destination . Countries . People . Plants . All have a beginning and an end . The world as well. Only the One is eternal . Eternity of the Soul as well .
Kashrut. Kashair. To prepare . To prepare our bodies for the Divine light . A passage way to our Soul . Bi-directional . Traveling in . Traveling out . Nourishment comes in . Words come out . Kosher food matters . Kosher words matter .
The Torah was given to prepare Man for Divine interconnection. When the original Light emanated it shattered the kelim. The shattered pieces fell to earth and the possibility of non-kosher came into being .
We have a choice . We are told to choose life . Our trip and our destination is in our hands .
It is Pharaoh who strangles us . To sever the connection between the heart and the mind . On Passover we rebel and reopen the passage way . We taken in holy food and let out praises . We speak words of redemption. Parent to child . For we are all children . We have a common father. We are brothers . Let’s ask our Father . Let’s ask for help . Let’s ask for an end to suffering . Let’s stroll again together in the Garden.
In the meantime. Now is the time . Now coming into being . Forever reborn . Now is the time to prepare .
He who prepares on Erev Shabbat , will eat on Shabbat . The great final Shabbat is coming . Prepare yourself for the light . The Torah teaches us how .
Shalom . Peace . Peace of mind . Peace of soul. Peace of body . Peace with G-d. Peace with nature. Peace with friends . Peace with family . Peace with lovers. Peace with our selves. In this rather public forum, I wish love and peace to you .
I love nature . I love people . I love to walk in nature . I love the birds , the flowers, the plants , the animals , the sky , the ground , the water .
Full of emotion, I want to connect with you over the thoughts , ideals , words and beauty you express .
Alas , alas , alas . I do not have time , time to respond to even a small amount of what you have shared . My time is very much in use . In the most productive of ways . I feel desire , want . I desire and want to share back fully , but even this time , is time I need for other G-dly engagement . I am borrowing from it to reach out to you . But alas I have no time to take what it is in my heart , mind and soul and interact , interface , with you in this rather public , digital way .
Cognitive niche . Yes I get it . Extreme liberating perspective.
My new friend , I have been talking to G-d for many a year . Does He talk back? Yes in two ways. Divine inspiration and the words of the prophets . That’s what I do . That’s what I’ve done for many a year . Talk to G-d and listen . Ever so closely the words of His prophets.
Judaism is first and foremost about a people who are here to bring G-d’s light into the word. First and foremost by us declaring we believe in Him and Him in us . That’s the beginning and that’s the end . The end is buried in the beginning and beginning in the end . That’s where it starts and that’s where it ends .
Yochein and Boaz are the coming out of Egypt and coming face to face with the Devine at Har Sinai. He spoke to all of us He spoke to me . He spoke to you .
That is the sound of the Shofar . The shattering of the boundaries of the Cosmos and Man . That was the voice of G-d. Sweetest of the sweet .
This is our compass . This is our North Star . This is our guide . This is our destiny.
This is the water that flows from Eden .
We can , we will, bring light to mankind, redemption is real .
Ride the wave , scale the heights, walk the path , fly . Chashmal can be your illumination. To and fro, like the celestial angles.
Plant blindness pales in comparison.
Dear Stuart, thank you far sharing these beautiful words and ruminations. I am still beginning my journey, and still have so much to learn.
I aim to communicate ecological ideas at the intersection of humankind, our history, and our creative spiritual journeys.
And I desire to share my journey — however brief it may be. My journey toward ecological understanding and Jewish freedom. Thank you for sharing in this journey with me.
I particularly admire your ability to walk in so many worlds, Jordan, and to express your self so eloquently. Thanks for another interesting, thought provoking essay.