Holy struggles Rivkah, thank you for being so open about your holy struggles, because it is such a great chizuk to people. I too have been dealing with my personal ''black hole" of fears and anxiety.Therefore, I wonder about how much G-d really loves me. Sometimes -it's really hard to see the Goodness of G-d-but, thank G-d with a lot of prayer and hitbodidut- it's b''h getting better. and, like Yakov said: It is such a relief to even tell Hashem how hard it is to love him some and what we are struggling with,
2. Brooklyn girl
2/11/2011
Rivkah, thank you for being so open about your holy struggles, because it is such a great chizuk to people. I too have been dealing with my personal ''black hole" of fears and anxiety.Therefore, I wonder about how much G-d really loves me. Sometimes -it's really hard to see the Goodness of G-d-but, thank G-d with a lot of prayer and hitbodidut- it's b''h getting better. and, like Yakov said: It is such a relief to even tell Hashem how hard it is to love him some and what we are struggling with,
3. yaakov
2/10/2011
rivka levy echoes david’s struggles voiced in tehilim it would be an enlightening study to examine tehilim for the places david expresses his struggle, the context and how it resolves. sometimes it doesn't resolve in that perek, but later. other times it resolves in the next pasuk or by the end of the perek. reb nachman says in reb nachman's wisdom, king david wrote psalms with Divine inspiration–the Holy Breath…the Holy Breath is still in the words of psalms, your own breath arouses the Holy Breath in these words. when you say the psalms, it is therefore as if kng david himself were chanting them. rebbe nachman's wisdom #98 what an amazing comfort to know that david hamelech himself!!! even when he says to Hashem "have you forgotten graciousness?" is still writing/chanting with the Holy Breath and that when we say psalms we connect with it so profoundly it is as if david was chanting them!! what i often have told people is that the moshiach comes from david hamelech. therefore, the energy or ruach of moshiach/geulah is in tehilim! so when one spends any time at all, even on one word or phrase from tehilim one is bringing the energy of moshiach and geulah into him/herself and to the world. (i think this comes from rebbe nachman too)
4. yaakov
2/10/2011
it would be an enlightening study to examine tehilim for the places david expresses his struggle, the context and how it resolves. sometimes it doesn't resolve in that perek, but later. other times it resolves in the next pasuk or by the end of the perek. reb nachman says in reb nachman's wisdom, king david wrote psalms with Divine inspiration–the Holy Breath…the Holy Breath is still in the words of psalms, your own breath arouses the Holy Breath in these words. when you say the psalms, it is therefore as if kng david himself were chanting them. rebbe nachman's wisdom #98 what an amazing comfort to know that david hamelech himself!!! even when he says to Hashem "have you forgotten graciousness?" is still writing/chanting with the Holy Breath and that when we say psalms we connect with it so profoundly it is as if david was chanting them!! what i often have told people is that the moshiach comes from david hamelech. therefore, the energy or ruach of moshiach/geulah is in tehilim! so when one spends any time at all, even on one word or phrase from tehilim one is bringing the energy of moshiach and geulah into him/herself and to the world. (i think this comes from rebbe nachman too)
5. yaakov
2/10/2011
excellent piece….merits expansion dealing with david hamelech she wrote an excellent piece re her struggle to 'know' if Hashem loves her; addressing the idea that the question itself could be the problem i wanted to commend her for her openness. i think such an idea merits a more in-depth discussion. david hamelech, a number of times in tehilm says to Hashem "have you forsaken me" "have you forgotten graciousness' and similar questions. the difference is that usually within that perek he comes to a sense of emunah. i think it would be a great discussion of this process to examine how david hamelech did this. one idea is that by his process of hitbodedut and pouring out his heart in tehilim, Hashem gave him the answer, a feeling-tone of emunah. because david poured out his heart, his heart was openned and Hashem comforted him. but i think many people, even those who do hitbodedut still struggle. we are, of course, not anywhere near david's level!! a discussion of the idea that it's okay if one feels ch"v 'abandoned' or that H' doesn't love him/her. the point being that one takes that feeling to Hashem! in hitbodedut, in tefilah and in discussion with a proper rabbi or wise elder person for help and support with the deeper intention or realizing that Hashem does really care, more than we realize. i think such a reaistic discussion of the actual feelings and experience people have with a direction of how to effectively 'process' them in prayer and hitbodedut (esp related to david's experience in tehilim) would be a great service to am yisrael. rivka levy made a great start with it.
6. yaakov
2/10/2011
she wrote an excellent piece re her struggle to 'know' if Hashem loves her; addressing the idea that the question itself could be the problem i wanted to commend her for her openness. i think such an idea merits a more in-depth discussion. david hamelech, a number of times in tehilm says to Hashem "have you forsaken me" "have you forgotten graciousness' and similar questions. the difference is that usually within that perek he comes to a sense of emunah. i think it would be a great discussion of this process to examine how david hamelech did this. one idea is that by his process of hitbodedut and pouring out his heart in tehilim, Hashem gave him the answer, a feeling-tone of emunah. because david poured out his heart, his heart was openned and Hashem comforted him. but i think many people, even those who do hitbodedut still struggle. we are, of course, not anywhere near david's level!! a discussion of the idea that it's okay if one feels ch"v 'abandoned' or that H' doesn't love him/her. the point being that one takes that feeling to Hashem! in hitbodedut, in tefilah and in discussion with a proper rabbi or wise elder person for help and support with the deeper intention or realizing that Hashem does really care, more than we realize. i think such a reaistic discussion of the actual feelings and experience people have with a direction of how to effectively 'process' them in prayer and hitbodedut (esp related to david's experience in tehilim) would be a great service to am yisrael. rivka levy made a great start with it.
2/11/2011
Holy struggles Rivkah, thank you for being so open about your holy struggles, because it is such a great chizuk to people. I too have been dealing with my personal ''black hole" of fears and anxiety.Therefore, I wonder about how much G-d really loves me. Sometimes -it's really hard to see the Goodness of G-d-but, thank G-d with a lot of prayer and hitbodidut- it's b''h getting better. and, like Yakov said: It is such a relief to even tell Hashem how hard it is to love him some and what we are struggling with,
2/11/2011
Rivkah, thank you for being so open about your holy struggles, because it is such a great chizuk to people. I too have been dealing with my personal ''black hole" of fears and anxiety.Therefore, I wonder about how much G-d really loves me. Sometimes -it's really hard to see the Goodness of G-d-but, thank G-d with a lot of prayer and hitbodidut- it's b''h getting better. and, like Yakov said: It is such a relief to even tell Hashem how hard it is to love him some and what we are struggling with,
2/10/2011
rivka levy echoes david’s struggles voiced in tehilim it would be an enlightening study to examine tehilim for the places david expresses his struggle, the context and how it resolves. sometimes it doesn't resolve in that perek, but later. other times it resolves in the next pasuk or by the end of the perek. reb nachman says in reb nachman's wisdom, king david wrote psalms with Divine inspiration–the Holy Breath…the Holy Breath is still in the words of psalms, your own breath arouses the Holy Breath in these words. when you say the psalms, it is therefore as if kng david himself were chanting them. rebbe nachman's wisdom #98 what an amazing comfort to know that david hamelech himself!!! even when he says to Hashem "have you forgotten graciousness?" is still writing/chanting with the Holy Breath and that when we say psalms we connect with it so profoundly it is as if david was chanting them!! what i often have told people is that the moshiach comes from david hamelech. therefore, the energy or ruach of moshiach/geulah is in tehilim! so when one spends any time at all, even on one word or phrase from tehilim one is bringing the energy of moshiach and geulah into him/herself and to the world. (i think this comes from rebbe nachman too)
2/10/2011
it would be an enlightening study to examine tehilim for the places david expresses his struggle, the context and how it resolves. sometimes it doesn't resolve in that perek, but later. other times it resolves in the next pasuk or by the end of the perek. reb nachman says in reb nachman's wisdom, king david wrote psalms with Divine inspiration–the Holy Breath…the Holy Breath is still in the words of psalms, your own breath arouses the Holy Breath in these words. when you say the psalms, it is therefore as if kng david himself were chanting them. rebbe nachman's wisdom #98 what an amazing comfort to know that david hamelech himself!!! even when he says to Hashem "have you forgotten graciousness?" is still writing/chanting with the Holy Breath and that when we say psalms we connect with it so profoundly it is as if david was chanting them!! what i often have told people is that the moshiach comes from david hamelech. therefore, the energy or ruach of moshiach/geulah is in tehilim! so when one spends any time at all, even on one word or phrase from tehilim one is bringing the energy of moshiach and geulah into him/herself and to the world. (i think this comes from rebbe nachman too)
2/10/2011
excellent piece….merits expansion dealing with david hamelech she wrote an excellent piece re her struggle to 'know' if Hashem loves her; addressing the idea that the question itself could be the problem i wanted to commend her for her openness. i think such an idea merits a more in-depth discussion. david hamelech, a number of times in tehilm says to Hashem "have you forsaken me" "have you forgotten graciousness' and similar questions. the difference is that usually within that perek he comes to a sense of emunah. i think it would be a great discussion of this process to examine how david hamelech did this. one idea is that by his process of hitbodedut and pouring out his heart in tehilim, Hashem gave him the answer, a feeling-tone of emunah. because david poured out his heart, his heart was openned and Hashem comforted him. but i think many people, even those who do hitbodedut still struggle. we are, of course, not anywhere near david's level!! a discussion of the idea that it's okay if one feels ch"v 'abandoned' or that H' doesn't love him/her. the point being that one takes that feeling to Hashem! in hitbodedut, in tefilah and in discussion with a proper rabbi or wise elder person for help and support with the deeper intention or realizing that Hashem does really care, more than we realize. i think such a reaistic discussion of the actual feelings and experience people have with a direction of how to effectively 'process' them in prayer and hitbodedut (esp related to david's experience in tehilim) would be a great service to am yisrael. rivka levy made a great start with it.
2/10/2011
she wrote an excellent piece re her struggle to 'know' if Hashem loves her; addressing the idea that the question itself could be the problem i wanted to commend her for her openness. i think such an idea merits a more in-depth discussion. david hamelech, a number of times in tehilm says to Hashem "have you forsaken me" "have you forgotten graciousness' and similar questions. the difference is that usually within that perek he comes to a sense of emunah. i think it would be a great discussion of this process to examine how david hamelech did this. one idea is that by his process of hitbodedut and pouring out his heart in tehilim, Hashem gave him the answer, a feeling-tone of emunah. because david poured out his heart, his heart was openned and Hashem comforted him. but i think many people, even those who do hitbodedut still struggle. we are, of course, not anywhere near david's level!! a discussion of the idea that it's okay if one feels ch"v 'abandoned' or that H' doesn't love him/her. the point being that one takes that feeling to Hashem! in hitbodedut, in tefilah and in discussion with a proper rabbi or wise elder person for help and support with the deeper intention or realizing that Hashem does really care, more than we realize. i think such a reaistic discussion of the actual feelings and experience people have with a direction of how to effectively 'process' them in prayer and hitbodedut (esp related to david's experience in tehilim) would be a great service to am yisrael. rivka levy made a great start with it.