Below is the teaching of Chaplain (soon to be Rabbi) Adam Ruditsky in conjunction with the book Preparing yourself for the High Holidays.
רפואה מן התורה
And God formed mankind from the dust of
the ground and he blew into his nostrils the life of mankind, and mankind
became a living being … (Gen. 2:7)
However a person wants
to understand that is another matter, but here the point is this – as people we
have a foundation and connection to God. When we wake daily we say “Elohai n’shama, she’nata’ta
be, t’ho’rah he …,” the soul that
you, my God, have given me is pure.”
Every day we thank God for returning our soul to us so that we may journey
yet another day. The more we understand
the connection of our soul and body, and embrace God as the artisan of that
relationship, the essence of our lives will grow and mature. That means that we are not supposed to be
myopic, living that way only serves to undermine our spiritual energy, that is why it is better that two walk together - but even more so three. We are people of relationship, to God, others
and yes, self.
By doing t’shuva, we can look in three directions at once, to God, to self
and to others
Beautiful...
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