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As a teacher, rabbi and writer I am fortunate to be able to interact positively with many people. Often people come to speak with me or join a class that I give with a passionate craving for spiritual knowledge and inspiration. Unbeknown to them their desire to learn and to be spiritually uplifted inspires me more than I could ever inspire them. This fact is backed up by the Kabbalists who tell us that a student with a powerful desire to learn awakens within the teacher abilities and teaching talents that are normally dormant.

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How often do we think about other people? Do we really take an interest in anyone other than ourselves? Everything around us - the media, the economy, our jobs - encourages us to be selfish and egocentric. Yes indeed, the world we live in can sometimes be a very dark and lonely place. Materialism and personal gain always seem to be the name of the game.

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It’s a new fad. Many spas and health clubs have them – they are called “relaxation rooms”.  Many of us live a stress filled existence where the only relaxation we get is when we are sleeping. Even when we are on vacation we have access to our cell phone, e-mail and other work related equipment. It is therefore not surprising that we have had to create artificial places for relaxation, spaces where one can rest without the interruption of technology and work. But are we supposed to really relax and take it easy? Shouldn’t we be leading a productive life? Is relaxation for its own sake a good thing?

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While waiting to board the plane in Ben Gurion Airport about twelve years ago I got talking to a businessman who was standing in line in front of me. During the course of our conversation he said to me, “I want to tell you something very strange. Something I experience every week”.  He continued, “Every Shabbat I feel different. I walk outside and things feel and look special, I cannot put my finger on what it is that is different but it certainly is different”.

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