This episode weaves three Degel teachings from Toldot into one arc: Torah-awareness as the “added hey” that opens new possibilities, the idea that our personal lack mirrors a deeper cosmic wound, and the insight that real change comes not from merit but from aligning with the deeper current of mazal. Each teaching becomes a practice: expanding consciousness, healing the world through our own healing, and learning to face the truth of where life is actually carrying us. Together they offer a compact toolkit for spiritual realignment and human thriving.
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This episode weaves three Degel teachings from Toldot into one arc: Torah-awareness as the “added hey” that opens new possibilities, the idea that our personal lack mirrors a deeper cosmic wound, and the insight that real change comes not from merit but from aligning with the deeper current of mazal. Each teaching becomes a practice: expanding consciousness, healing the world through our own healing, and learning to face the truth of where life is actually carrying us. Together they offer a compact toolkit for spiritual realignment and human thriving.
Neshamah Project Podcast Episode 77: How We Read It
The Neshamah Project
18 minutes 22 seconds
6 months ago
Neshamah Project Podcast Episode 77: How We Read It
We explore a mystical Hasidic teaching from the Degel Machaneh Ephraim on Parashat Emor—how Divine speech becomes healing or harmful depending on how we "combine the letters." Join me for a reflection on sacred interpretation, spiritual responsibility, and the redemptive power of words. I close the episode with an original spoken word poem inspired by this teaching.
The Neshamah Project
This episode weaves three Degel teachings from Toldot into one arc: Torah-awareness as the “added hey” that opens new possibilities, the idea that our personal lack mirrors a deeper cosmic wound, and the insight that real change comes not from merit but from aligning with the deeper current of mazal. Each teaching becomes a practice: expanding consciousness, healing the world through our own healing, and learning to face the truth of where life is actually carrying us. Together they offer a compact toolkit for spiritual realignment and human thriving.
