I know it sounds strange. But one day, in the Messianic Era, we’ll look back at exile and yearn for a part of it. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆: In exile, finding G-d often feels like looking for light in a pitch-black forest. It’s uncertain. It’s not easy. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, the awe is unlike […]
1️⃣ The Hidden Root of Generational Pain For millions of Jews, generational trauma didn’t begin with modern antisemitism.It began centuries earlier — in a world ruled by a single religious institution that saw Jewish existence itself as a threat to its truth. When the Catholic Church became the dominant religious power in Europe, it built […]
Jewish wisdom teaches that baseless hatred (שנאת חינם) is not one flaw among others — it is the root of them all.It’s the hidden energy behind jealousy, judgment, resentment, and even people-pleasing.That’s why our sages say it must be “searched for carefully and utterly destroyed,” using “the lamp of G-d — the soul of man.” […]
They’ll avoid the feeling of shame at all costs, even if it means blaming, denying, or disconnecting. But guilt isn’t the enemy. It’s the soul’s way of saying, “I want to do better.” True self compassion isn’t just kindness, it’s the courage to ask, “Why does this guilt exist?” It’s saying, “I’m trying my best, […]
Anxiety isn’t proof you’re far from G-d, it’s your soul feeling more light than it can hold. Jewish wisdom explains that anxiety is light without a vessel, the Infinite shining into a world still learning to receive. Finite experience requires vessels. A finite being can’t experience infinity directly, that’s why G-d expressed Himself through sefirot, […]
Ever notice how some versions of it sound more like emotional manipulation than love? They say: “You’re broken. You can’t repair yourself. Only I can save you.” That’s not holiness, that’s control wrapped in kindness. That’s how narcissistic control always works: First, it makes you feel unworthy. Then it offers love as rescue. Finally, it […]
Adam was given 6, and Noah the 7th. And at Sinai a bunch more laws were given to the Jewish nation, the family of Jacob/Israel. All nations were invited to receive. The Noahide laws teach that He is One, constant, and caring. When you live by that truth, even the fear that the universe might […]
not erasing it. Every trait you have was designed to reflect a spark of His essence. When trauma blocks that light, healing becomes a form of refinement. Through awareness, breath work, compassion, and boundaries, our fight (narcissism), flight (avoidance), freeze (rumination), and fawn (people pleasing) patterns soften, revealing the strengths they once protected. Refining the […]
When the nervous system is stuck in trauma, it plays scary fantasies 24/7, stories of threat, humiliation, or control. That constant fear is what drives all four adaptive trauma patterns: fight, flight (avoidance), freeze (rumination), and fawn (people pleasing). Each one is the body’s way of surviving an endless alarm. If those fantasies aren’t healed, […]
And before awareness, there must be safety. When parts of the nervous system are still trapped in old trauma patterns, like: fight (narcissism), flight (avoidance), freeze (rumination), or fawn (people pleasing) It doesn’t stop you from noticing kindness, but it limits how much kindness you can take in. It’s too busy scanning for danger to […]