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Netilat Yadaim: Introduction

Netilat Yadaim   Washing the Hands   Honoring Our Efforts   We acknowledge God as the Source of all Blessing and express our desire to expand His Presence in the world. The most wonderful of God’s blessings is “Bechira,” Free Choice, which means that...

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Morning Blessings Tools 11

These are the important tools derived from the Morning Blessings. They were designed to help us create a happy and productive day for ourselves. Many are so obvious that we tend to take them for granted and forget that they are necessary to practice...

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Morning Blessings Tools 10

These are the important tools derived from the Morning Blessings. They were designed to help us create a happy and productive day for ourselves. Many are so obvious that we tend to take them for granted and forget that they are necessary to practice...

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Morning Blessings Tools 10

These are the important tools derived from the Morning Blessings. They were designed to help us create a happy and productive day for ourselves. Many are so obvious that we tend to take them for granted and forget that they are necessary to practice...

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Morning Blessings Tools 9

These are the important tools derived from the Morning Blessings. They were designed to help us create a happy and productive day for ourselves. Many are so obvious that we tend to take them for granted and forget that they are necessary to practice...

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Morning Blessings Tools 8

These are the important tools derived from the Morning Blessings. They were designed to help us create a happy and productive day for ourselves. Many are so obvious that we tend to take them for granted and forget that they are necessary to practice...

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Morning Blessings Tools 7

These are the important tools derived from the Morning Blessings. They were designed to help us create a happy and productive day for ourselves. Many are so obvious that we tend to take them for granted and forget that they are necessary to practice...

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Morning Blessings Tools 6

These are the important tools derived from the Morning Blessings. They were designed to help us create a happy and productive day for ourselves. Many are so obvious that we tend to take them for granted and forget that they are necessary to practice...

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Morning Blessings Tools 5

These are the important tools derived from the Morning Blessings. They were designed to help us create a happy and productive day for ourselves. Many are so obvious that we tend to take them for granted and forget that they are necessary to practice...

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Morning Blessings Tools 4

These are the important tools derived from the Morning Blessings. They were designed to help us create a happy and productive day for ourselves. Many are so obvious that we tend to take them for granted and forget that they are necessary to practice...

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Morning Blessings Tools 3

Morning Blessings:   These are the important tools derived from the Morning Blessings. They were designed to help us create a happy and productive day for ourselves. Many are so obvious that we tend to take them for granted and forget that they are...

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Morning Blessings Tools 2

Morning Blessings:   These are the important tools derived from the Morning Blessings. They were designed to help us create a happy and productive day for ourselves. Many are so obvious that we tend to take them for granted and forget that they are...

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Morning Blessings Tools 1

Morning Blessings:   These are the important tools derived from the Morning Blessings. They were designed to help us create a happy and productive day for ourselves. Many are so obvious that we tend to take them for granted and forget that they are...

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Mizmor Shir Chanukat Habayit Introduction

Expressions of Love   Mizmor Shir Chanukat Habayit   God gives us credit for our intentions and allows those intentions to work for us, even if we never manage to carry them out. David intended to build the Temple but was told by the...

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Mizmor L’Todah: Introduction: Humble Gratitude

Mizmor L’Todah   A Psalm of Thanksgiving   Humble Gratitude   It takes skill, thought and consideration to properly thank someone. The words should accurately reflect the kindness we received. We must consider the effort of the benefactor, his attention and care. “Thank you...

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Hodu: Tools 3

Tool Box   Hodu   “Remember Your mercies, God, and Your kindnesses, for they are from the beginning of the world.”   The mercy that God shows to one who kills by accident, and allows him to run to a city of refuge, has...

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Hodu: Tools 2

Tool Box   Hodu   “Remember His covenant forever...

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Hodu: Tools 1

Tool Box Hodu “Glory in His holy name, be glad of heart, you who seek God.”   This verse teaches that those “Who are searching for God will be happy,” if they are searching, even though they haven’t “found.”   One must be...

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Hodu: Kavanot 1

Hodu   Give Thanks   The Power of our Relationship with God   There comes a point in prayer where God will literally begin to take over our prayer for us. Our mouths become instruments that God plays while we are praying. That is...

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Elokai Neshama: Tools 1

The Majesty of Our Souls: The creation story includes four types of creation; God Created, God formed, God made, and God “blew” the spirit of life into the first human. All four levels of creation are included in this prayer,
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Baruch She’amar 1: The Structure Of Creation

Baruch She’amar   The Structure of Creation   In Judaism ten is a holy number. We see it in the Torah with the ten statements with which God created the world. We see it in Kabbalah with the Ten Sefirot—the ten spheres or channels...

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Ata Chonein Tools 1

Tool Box   Ata Chonein   Up to this point, the advice I have given has only presented a means by which you may come to a true intent and rise level after level. The goal is that there will manifest in your passion...

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Ashrei 4: God’s Compassion

General Introduction: God’s Compassion: The Talmud tells a powerful story to describe God’s compassion for every detail of creation and its implications for us. It is a story about Rabbi Judah the Prince, the redactor of
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Ashrei 3: Sharing God’s Goodness

Sharing God’s Goodness:  The theme of this psalm, after a quick reading, seems to be the great goodness and compassion of God. “God’s mercies are on all of God’s works”. The Midrash teaches that this is actually
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Shelach: Concept 24: Introduction

  613 Concepts #24   “Do not explore after your heart and after your eyes after which you stray.”     Self Control: Both our eyes and our hearts wander and wonder. Eyes wander. We constantly see attractive things. Some are things we do...