Overall Judaism doesn't concern itself as much with attitude. It's mostly about endless laws that you either did or didn't do. Usually the laws pertain to actions, sometimes to intention, like the obligation to concentrate fully during the first blessing of the Amida prayers.
Our father in heaven they sayThe father of mercyBut as an almighty beingHe hath chosen to live quite far away
Maybe he has better things to deal withBigger celestial fish to fryHe is nonetheless absentFar enough to not hear us cry
I’ve been working with a coach on experiencing pleasure. It’s not that I haven’t experienced it at all, but it was few and far between, and I did not enjoy my day-to-day existence.
I can probably say I started experiencing joy for the first...
Growing up, in school, we'd be reading the same page 40 times, when the Rabbi would stop the class for a spot check. If you had lost your place, you'd be publicly shamed - yelled out, or sent out of the classroom.
We...
Even More Freidom
Bas Melech
You’re the daughter of a King! A king! How awesome is that?
Only the Good Stuff
The book cover that started it all. Looking back almost three years to the original...
Jerusalem Flakes
The streets were windy.
Dark.
Grey and overbearing.
How Fucking Convenient
It's a holocaust out there. Thus was the Aish narrative.
A...
Chapter #5: Gemarah
9th grade came around, which was a whole new level. Yeshiva Ketana is 3 years...