Mystic musings

Young Energy Magnate Promises 'Taking Care of Chabad A Priority' - News

Ya! Hashem's Light shinning bright!

Wow! These Vid Blogs are REALLY GOOD! :)

Senseless Love - How to Combat Absolute Evil

About Chana Weisberg
Chana Weisberg is the author of Tending the Garden: The Unique Gifts of the Jewish Woman and four other books. Weisberg is a noted educator and columnist and lectures worldwide on issues relating to women, faith, relationships and the Jewish soul.
Recent Posts
Senseless LoveTuesday, December 02, 2008
FreedomSunday, November 23, 2008
As Brothers and SistersSunday, November 09, 2008
Scary ShadowsSunday, October 26, 2008
Life's Fall-outsFriday, October 10, 2008
When Life Seems Too ChallengingSunday, September 21, 2008
Are You Swayed by Public Opinion?Sunday, September 07, 2008
The Monster WithinSunday, August 24, 2008
A Widow's StoryTuesday, August 19, 2008
Get ConnectedMonday, August 11, 2008
Blog Archive
December, 2008 (1)
November, 2008 (2)
October, 2008 (2)
September, 2008 (2)
August, 2008 (4)
July, 2008 (4)
June, 2008 (1)

(NTS this explains what is going on with me swooning around people, working at the level of essence I'm viewing people at the level of essence. They are SO beautiful, I sigh and swoon, they are so bright and shinny and seem to live without knowing that.)

Deep Love - Kislev 8, 5769 · December 5, 2008
By Tzvi Freeman

You cannot reach deeper within another than you reach in your own self.

If you love yourself for your achievements, your current assets, the way you do things and handle the world -- and despise yourself for failure in the same -- it follows that your relationship with another will also be transient and superficial.

To achieve deep and lasting love of another person, you need to first experience the depth within yourself -- an inner core that doesn't change with time or events. If it is the true essence, it is an essence shared by the other person as well, and deep love becomes unavoidable.


By Tzvi Freeman More articles...
From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman. To order Tzvi's book, "Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.

Love Pulls Kislev 11, 5769 · December 8, 2008
By Tzvi Freeman

There is only one way to bring people closer to Torah, whether your friend, your spouse, your child, or a complete stranger. It is not with rebuke, not with arguments, not with intellectual games -- but by drawing them with thick cords of love, by showing your faith in who they are and with real deeds.

By Tzvi Freeman More articles...
From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman. To order Tzvi's book, "Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.

(It's my Jewish Birthday today!!! 8 Kislev)

Jewish Birthday in a Minute - Birthday


What's so great about a birthday? Wasn't it more comfy inside the womb?

But the day you were born was the day you became your very own person—no longer just a watermelon in your mommy's tummy. That's why it's a day to ponder: What have I accomplished by being here? Did the world change because I left that womb?

So when the Hebrew calendar comes back around to that wonderful day you were born, try some of these great customs:

Find an enclave in time-space to think about the past year: what went right, what went not-so-right and what can be fixed.

Take your life to a new level with a new mitzvahTake your life to a new level with a new mitzvah.

Give some extra charity today. Best just before the morning and afternoon prayers. If your birthday falls on Shabbat or a Jewish holiday, then give before the day begins and after it's out.

Spend more time in your prayers. Say some extra Psalms. (Yes, Psalms are Jewish--King David wrote them.) Your mazel shines extra strong on your birthday, so ask for the right things.

Every year of your life has a corresponding Psalm. It's your age+1. Learn it today and say it each day for the coming year.

Add to your Torah study time. Share whatever you learn with friends.

Farbreng. That's when friends sit together, make l'chaim and encourage each other to be better Jews. It's also a great way to publicly thank your Creator for creating your life.

Eat a new seasonal fruit on your birthday just so you can say the Shehecheyanu blessing, thanking G‑d for granting you life.

For men: Get an aliyah on the Shabbat before your birthday. If the Torah is read on your birthday, get an aliyah on that day too.


For more about birthdays, visit our Birthday Section.

For a handy tool to find out your Hebrew/Jewish birthday, see our Birthday Calculator.