TamuzIf You Can't See It It's Not There?Imry GalEinaiJuly 29, 2011February 23, 2014 by Imry GalEinaiJuly 29, 2011February 23, 2014040An important Talmudic rule says, "'We didn't see it' is no proof [that it doesn't exist or that it didn't happen]". In Hebrew, "sight" (רְאִיָה)...
InspirationThe Mind's Eye, the Heart's EyeImry GalEinaiJuly 25, 2011February 23, 2014 by Imry GalEinaiJuly 25, 2011February 23, 20141113Both the mind and the heart possess an "inner eye." On Shabbat the inner eye of the mind opens to see Godliness in contemplative meditation....
TamuzAwe of the TempleImry GalEinaiJuly 23, 2011February 23, 2014 by Imry GalEinaiJuly 23, 2011February 23, 2014088"Keep My days of Shabbat and stand in awe of My Temple." What do Shabbat and the Temple have in common? Both relate to the...
ShabbatObserving ShabbatImry GalEinaiJuly 22, 2011February 23, 2014 by Imry GalEinaiJuly 22, 2011February 23, 20142 59Shabbat in relation to the weekdays is as sight to hearing. Throughout the week Divine vibrations fill my heart. On Shabbat I see Godliness. In...
TamuzIt's Harder to See the Good in a Bad Person than to See the Bad in a Good PersonImry GalEinaiJuly 21, 2011April 16, 2014 by Imry GalEinaiJuly 21, 2011April 16, 2014075"Good in bad" (טוב ברע) = "bad in good" (רע בטוב) equals 289 = "good" (טוב ,17) squared. The phrases "good in bad" (טוב ברע) and...
Rectifying the Sense of SightTamuzKeen Eyesight Isn't Necessarily Good EyesightImry GalEinaiJuly 16, 2011June 16, 2014 by Imry GalEinaiJuly 16, 2011June 16, 20143 64The Torah lists by name the non-kosher birds. One of them is the ra'ah, literally "the seer." The sages explain: It stands in Babylonia and sees...
Rectifying the Sense of SightTamuzPerfect VisionImry GalEinaiJuly 3, 2011July 4, 2019 by Imry GalEinaiJuly 3, 2011July 4, 2019163Each month of the year is associated with a sense. The sense of the month of Tamuz is sight. The month of Tamuz is the...
TweetsSeeing Beauty, Hearing TruthImry GalEinaiFebruary 24, 2011 by Imry GalEinaiFebruary 24, 2011089In this world we can reach deeper into the soul by hearing than by seeing. But good sight is also important. We see beauty and...