Prague

Hey! So today is Friday which means its time for a dvar torah and then some pictures from Prague..


This Weeks parsha is Ki Teitzei- "When you go out". We are currently in the month of ELUL- acronym for ani ldodi vdodi li which means-  Mine is the beloved and my beloved is for me. The first two words of the parsha are ki teitzei means when you go out and first two letters- ani ldodi- i am for my beloved. This relates about going out of yourself and being for the other,  being for Gd and working on your avoda, and being ofr another person. 

What is the key to happiness? The people who are looking for happiness all hte time are the people who are furthest way from happiness- they are so focused on finding that one thing they are losing sight of everything else that is around them. The key is to GO OUT WITH JOY. It is a difficult thing to do, but wherever youre going or what you are doing, you can have a purpose doing it.  What can you do and be helpful over here, or how can you change someone's day? That is a way of looking at what you can give and do to help get out of yourself. If we do this successfully, we can eventually merit to bring moshiach, in our days iyH!! 

Have a beautiful Shabbos!!! 

--Dvar brought to you by Mayanot Moment by Rabbi Glass.

Here are pictures from yesterday and today. A big thank you to Tori and Katie for hosting me all week!!! Today we went around the Jewish quarter and went inside a bunch of the shuls. They were stunning inside filled with stained glass and designs and HUGE. I couldnt take any photos inside, but there are a few from the outside. 

In front of the philharmonic

Crossclub- where it all happens

a market that has been around since the 14th century!

A sort of atomic clock

an old shul

view of Prague

Largest metronome in the world!!

Katie and me

Today is my last day at my internship! I had such good experiences at Secret Road and am going to miss it! I learned about music placement in film and TV and heard great music from awesome artists like Ingrid Michaelson, Meiko, Andy Grammer, Brett Dennen, and Civil Wars. Off to more and new adventures in the music industry…


Parshas Vaetchanan
In this parsha we have one of the most basic pesukim in the whole torah (we say it in aleinu)  “You should know today and you shall return it to your heart, that in the heavens above and the earth below there is nothing but Gd.” This verse shows the concept of the unity of Gd. It shows us how Gd wants us to LIVE with this thought. It starts in the intellect but shouldnt stay there but rather comes down into your heart and affects your emotions.
There is a story about Chasidm farbrenging and they had this discussion…each chasid had his own interpretation for what the verse meant
1. “You should KNOW today”. this emphasizes and the clarity just like how you have the clarity that it is day right now.
“That YOU should know.” He stressed that it was you and not about someone else knowing, its about how you internalize it.
“You should know TODAY” and not tomorrow- if you want to start something you should start today and not push it off till tomorrow.
We need and can learn from all these of these chasidim. In order to actually internalize something and take it from intellect and into our hearts, we need these 3 steps. One we need clarity and have it clear as day. Then we need to internalize this clarity and break it down and understand it and work it out- which will ultimately bring us to the third which is the present and action upon our knowledge.
once we can do that, we can fulfill our ultimate goal in spreading kedusha throughout the whole world.
Have a beautiful Shabbos and weekend =)
—dvar from Rabbi Meir Levinger on ‘Mayanot moment’