Accessing Your Best Self with Devorah Vale

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Accessing Your Best Self with Devorah Vale episodes

April 19, 2021 Prayer: Shalom, the key to all Blessing 18
In this episode we continue to recognize the gratitude each of us owes to Hashem for all of the kindnesses He does for us. As we continue towards the end of the Amidah prayer we learn that Shalom or Peace is the vessel that holds all blessings.
1 hr 8 min
April 14, 2021 Zrizoot: What gets you Moving???
What zaps our energy to do mitzvot in a focused and enthusiastic way. The Mesillas Yesharim tells us too much sleep, fear of hard work and a love of luxury and pleasures. Water which is ta'anug or pleasure douses fire, which is the desire to grow higher. Water is important in the right amount. But too much will kill the plant.
59 min
April 11, 2021 Prayer: Hoda'ah Being Grateful Makes Life Better!! 17
In this class we begin the last section of the Shemona Esrei prayer called Thanksgiving. We give thanks to the One who answers Prayer and begin to take leave of Him expecting that our wishes will be granted if it is good for us! Being grateful to Hashem and others is the cornerstone of Judaism. We are called Yehudim because this name is connected to thanking/admitting what Hashem and others do for us!
1 hr 11 min
April 07, 2021 Ascending to Sinai with Alacrity Part 1
In this series we continue to focus on the very important midda/character trait of zrizoot or alacrity. The difference between matza and chametz is simply time. Mitzvot, we are taught must be done quickly so they do not become chametz. What does this mean? Join me as we explore the wider and deeper definition of this very important spiritual tool and its practical application for developing your relationship with Hashem and others.
58 min
March 18, 2021 Pesach -Getting rid of the Chametz Inside and Out Part 2
In this episode we continue to examine the deeper aspects of chametz and matza specifically as it relates to developing the character trait called zrizoot or alacrity. The same mitzva that is done with delay is no longer the same. It has a different message attached. "I don't really care that much." Something that is urgent we tend to do right away but often we push off what's important when it needs to be a priority. Join me as we explore this fascinating topic.
1 hr
March 14, 2021 Prayer: Shema Koleinu - Say what you Mean and Mean what you Say!! 16
1 hr 5 min
March 10, 2021 Pesach - Getting rid of the Chametz Inside and Out
Why do we need to get rid of every speck of chametz before Pesach? Can't we just eat matza for 7 days. The Rabbis teach us that chametz represents the yetzer hara, primarily the negative middot of arrogance, anger, egocentricity and illusion. Matza is the bread of humility, simplicity, clarity and freedom. We first need to turn away from evil before we can do good. Ridding ourselves of the chametz within us helps us to access our unlimited potential and break free of the constraints that we impose upon ourselves by illusory thoughts. Matza also represents speed, a necessary quality in avodat Hashem.
1 hr 8 min
March 07, 2021 Prayer for Malchut beit David 15
In this 15th prayer of the Shemona Esrei we fulfill the obligation of yearning for Mashiach. One of the questions we will be asked after 120 years on this planet will be Tzipisa l'Yeshua...did you await the Mashiach? To be a Jew, according to the Rambam is to believe that God has a plan for His world and that the purpose of Creation is to live on a higher spiritual plane than we presently do. In the times of Mashiach, material goods will be plentiful and we can turn our attention solely to actualizing our full potential in a world that lives under One God for all peoples.
1 hr 2 min
March 03, 2021 Anger - Tools for Taming the Tiger Within! Part 9
In our final class on anger, we examine how fire needs to be controlled with water and earth. Water is pleasure and vitality while earth is consistency and stability.
54 min
February 28, 2021 Rebuilding Jerusalem Brick by Brick Bracha 14
Yerushalayim is the heart of the world and the rebuilding of the Temple is crucial to the heart beating in its full power for the benefit of all mankind. In this bracha, we ask Hashem, in His compassion, to build an eternal structure, one that will never again be destroyed and end the suffering and pain that is part of this long exile.
1 hr

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