Tag: Shavuos

In the Place Where You Will Choose: A Special Mediation for Yom Tov

October 12, 2022December 13, 2022 Simcha Gittel No Comments

BS”D The Yom Tov festivals of Pesach, Shavuos, and Sukkos are days of spiritual growth, movement, and renewal (as opposed to Shabbos, which is a state of being and receiving). We are meant tap into the spiritual energy of these days and come out on the other end in a higher place– a place where…

Chagim, Fundamentals in Judaism, Teshuva

Sefiras HaOmer: Learning How to Walk

April 21, 2020April 27, 2020 Simcha Gittel No Comments

BS”D Straight after the first day of Pesach we enter a seven-week cycle known as Sefiras HaOmer (the Counting of the Omer). The 49 days from Pesach to Shavous really represent a journey of 49 steps to spiritual growth and emotional refinement that help us renew our acceptance of the Torah on an individual level. On the first…

Chagim, Emunah, Fundamentals in Judaism, Getting Out of Galus