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Las reglas de San Agustín para una vida monacal
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Shana Tova!
Elul 29, 5778/September 9, 2018
"And in the seventh month, on the first day, there shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall not perform any mundane work. It shall be a day of shofar sounding for you." (Numbers 29:1)
Alongside special offerings in the Holy Temple, Torah assigns one single commandment to be performed on Rosh HaShana: The sounding of the shofar. In fact, Torah doesn't refer to the first day of the seventh month as Rosh HaShana, (which is a later appellation), but merely as Yom Hatru'a - the Day of the Shofar Blast. The actual fulfillment of the commandment is not in the sounding of the shofar, per se, but in the hearing of the shofar. It is incumbent upon every man and woman of the children of Israel to hear the sounds of the shofar, the tru'ot and tekiyot that make up the order of the 100 shofar blasts that we hear on Rosh HaShana.
Anyone who is capable, (and is a person of upright character), can blow the shofar for the congregation, and every member of the congregation is responsible for hearing the shofar. It sounds easy. A properly blown shofar resonates throughout our entire body. One can't shut one's ears like one can shut one's eyes. Yet to really hear the shofar, to really let it reverberate throughout your entire being, body and soul, we need to truly focus and cleanse ourselves of any extraneous thoughts and noises that could potentially impair our hearing of the shofar. Easier said than done.
We are living in an era in which sounding our own shofar, tooting our own horn, making our own noise is easier than ever. Via the modern magic of social media we can make our voices heard around the world. But in the midst of all the din and cacophony that we are creating are we able to hear anyone else? Ourselves? To hear another we have to learn the art of listening, the art of being silent and open to receive. Only when we have mastered this art can we begin to hear the cries of others, their joys and their pains. Only when we can put ourselves on listening mode can we hear the voice of G-d calling us. Only in silence can we begin to hear our own selves speaking to us, reminding us who we are and who created us. In the sound of the shofar is the sound of the breath of life that G-d breathed into Adam. In the sound of the shofar is the bleating of the ram, whose horns were caught in a thicket, catching Avraham's eyes, who understood that the ram was to be offered in the stead of his son Yitzchak, and declared G-d's covenant with man, naming "that place, [Mount Moriah, the Temple Mount] HaShem will see, as it is said to this day: On the mountain, HaShem will be seen."(Genesis 22:14) In the sound of the shofar is the sound of the trumpets announcing the coronation of HaShem, the G-d of Israel, King of the universe, Creator of all mankind. And in the sound of the shofar are contained all our aspirations, our goals and dreams for the coming year. Only by listening and really hearing can we begin to become the person whom G-d intended us to be.
The Temple Institute extends our wishes to all our friends, followers and faithful supporters, to the entire nation of Israel, to all who attach their fate to the nation of Israel and their destiny to the G-d of Israel, for a year of health, happiness, achievement and fulfillment, of love, brotherhood and peace. To a year of listening to and hearing one another, ourselves, and the "still, small voice" of G-d speaking to us when thunder of the noisemakers has been silenced in our souls. Shana Tova - a good year to all!
Elul 29, 5778/September 9, 2018
"And in the seventh month, on the first day, there shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall not perform any mundane work. It shall be a day of shofar sounding for you." (Numbers 29:1)
Alongside special offerings in the Holy Temple, Torah assigns one single commandment to be performed on Rosh HaShana: The sounding of the shofar. In fact, Torah doesn't refer to the first day of the seventh month as Rosh HaShana, (which is a later appellation), but merely as Yom Hatru'a - the Day of the Shofar Blast. The actual fulfillment of the commandment is not in the sounding of the shofar, per se, but in the hearing of the shofar. It is incumbent upon every man and woman of the children of Israel to hear the sounds of the shofar, the tru'ot and tekiyot that make up the order of the 100 shofar blasts that we hear on Rosh HaShana.
Anyone who is capable, (and is a person of upright character), can blow the shofar for the congregation, and every member of the congregation is responsible for hearing the shofar. It sounds easy. A properly blown shofar resonates throughout our entire body. One can't shut one's ears like one can shut one's eyes. Yet to really hear the shofar, to really let it reverberate throughout your entire being, body and soul, we need to truly focus and cleanse ourselves of any extraneous thoughts and noises that could potentially impair our hearing of the shofar. Easier said than done.
We are living in an era in which sounding our own shofar, tooting our own horn, making our own noise is easier than ever. Via the modern magic of social media we can make our voices heard around the world. But in the midst of all the din and cacophony that we are creating are we able to hear anyone else? Ourselves? To hear another we have to learn the art of listening, the art of being silent and open to receive. Only when we have mastered this art can we begin to hear the cries of others, their joys and their pains. Only when we can put ourselves on listening mode can we hear the voice of G-d calling us. Only in silence can we begin to hear our own selves speaking to us, reminding us who we are and who created us. In the sound of the shofar is the sound of the breath of life that G-d breathed into Adam. In the sound of the shofar is the bleating of the ram, whose horns were caught in a thicket, catching Avraham's eyes, who understood that the ram was to be offered in the stead of his son Yitzchak, and declared G-d's covenant with man, naming "that place, [Mount Moriah, the Temple Mount] HaShem will see, as it is said to this day: On the mountain, HaShem will be seen."(Genesis 22:14) In the sound of the shofar is the sound of the trumpets announcing the coronation of HaShem, the G-d of Israel, King of the universe, Creator of all mankind. And in the sound of the shofar are contained all our aspirations, our goals and dreams for the coming year. Only by listening and really hearing can we begin to become the person whom G-d intended us to be.
The Temple Institute extends our wishes to all our friends, followers and faithful supporters, to the entire nation of Israel, to all who attach their fate to the nation of Israel and their destiny to the G-d of Israel, for a year of health, happiness, achievement and fulfillment, of love, brotherhood and peace. To a year of listening to and hearing one another, ourselves, and the "still, small voice" of G-d speaking to us when thunder of the noisemakers has been silenced in our souls. Shana Tova - a good year to all!
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16. ואתם ילדי השטן, בצע את הכנסיות! בצע את נביאי שקר! לשמוח בכנסיות שלך, ללכת לפי הרצונות של הלב שלך! הצגתי לך את ישוע המשיח אשר צלבת שוב.
17. אבל אתה כאן שאוהבים את האמת להיות חכם! אל תקרא את הספרים האלה, את החוברות או את החלקים ואל תיתן להם למצוא אותם בבתים שלך! אפילו לא כתבי אוואלד פרנק. רק את הודעת חצות ואת התנ"ך הם נצפו. אם אתה חושב שאני איש אלוהים, אז לקבל את זה בתור מצווה. אל תהיה פגום! [אד: הקהילה אומרת, "אמן! '].
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17. אבל אתה כאן שאוהבים את האמת להיות חכם! אל תקרא את הספרים האלה, את החוברות או את החלקים ואל תיתן להם למצוא אותם בבתים שלך! אפילו לא כתבי אוואלד פרנק. רק את הודעת חצות ואת התנ"ך הם נצפו. אם אתה חושב שאני איש אלוהים, אז לקבל את זה בתור מצווה. אל תהיה פגום! [אד: הקהילה אומרת, "אמן! '].
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