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The Jewish soul never rests, she constantly seeks out her Creator and longs to unite back. She is goal oriented and demands purpose. Additionally she wants to make a contribution to this world and wants to be involved in life changing endeavors. Without it she is uneasy.
Balance and harmony are achieved when the soul is involved in meaning. The purpose of life is not happiness – but a life of purpose which creates inner happiness. A person is at peace when they live in sync with their souls’ purpose; with the 613 messages of the Torah. There is a voice inside that screams ‘pain’ whenever we stray from our life’s mission. Therefore we must get to know ourselves and discover what our higher meaning is.
The Jewish people are called the ‘Children of Israel’ and are equivalent to the five books of the Torah. Hashem created the world for the sake of Torah and Klal Yisrael. When we aren’t in touch with our soul in essence we are severed from life; since Torah is called ‘The Tree of Life.
Mitzvot are physical expressions of our emuna, our G-dliness. Mitzvot are the means by which we translate our G-dliness to human language. Mitzvot are messages from Hashem how to connect with others; we need them to feel true to ourselves. We should treasure the opportunities to reveal our G-dly spark each time we study Torah, daven or do acts of kindness for another.
During Chodesh Elul we strive to heal our ailing soul and connect her back to Hashem. How? By doing more than usual. Studying Torah with extra love, doing mitzvot with greater joy and praying with more heart.
