Meaningful Fast

Shabbat is a weekly celebration, we stop work, appointments, plans, and partying, and hone in on our family and friends enjoying great food, spiritual energy exchange, and a great rest stepping of off the world.  It seems like for a few years now Yom Kippur has fallen on Shabbat, so everything else stops, and the spiritual energy exchange heightens.

What happens starting tonight and all day tomorrow?  I would say 99.9% of Jews all over the world will reconnect with their family, friends, community, roots, ancestors, gut, sense of self, where they were, where they are, where they want to be, and focus on transformation in the year to come.

I would love to refocus on Shabbat, the concept and the power of taking a complete day off and another way where Jews all over the world can reconnect, Paula Abdul talks about it below.



For all the parents out there, Joanna Bekhor Missry has helped me so much, you can read all about her below, she is always giving powerful and useful tips, and I feel as a parent, we are always learning, each child is so different, its a relationship, and it always changes.  She wrote today about how to teach our children not to interrupt when we are talking to others, and I find it so beautiful, simple, and effective.

TEACH YOUR CHILD NOT TO INTERRUPT IN ONE SIMPLE STEP!!

"Boy do they have a lot going on. Often times they are just BURSTING to tell me something and will come straight up to me and tell me what’s on their mind regardless of whether I am already talking to someone.

Well they used to. That was before I saw this truly genius little technique from a friend.

I was chatting with her one day when her (then 3-year-old) son wanted to say something. Instead of interrupting though, he simply placed his hand on her wrist and waited. My friend placed her hand over his to acknowledge him and we continued chatting.

After she had finished what she was saying, she turned to him. I was in awe! So simple. So gentle. So respectful of both the child and the adult.

My husband and I started implementing this straight away. We explained to our children, if they want to talk and someone is already speaking they need to place their hand on our wrist and wait. It took some practice and a few light taps on our own wrists as gentle reminders but I am so happy to report that the interrupting has all but stopped!!

No more, ‘wait’. No more, ‘Please don’t interrupt’. Just a simple visual gesture; a little touch of the wrist. That’s all.

Give it a try. It works! "

- Kate G

My thoughts on experiencing Yom Kippur to its full capacity:

Life is a constant communication,

Life keeps moving forward,

Time moves, but it also stands still,

Treasure every moment,

• Gratitude
• Conscious Choices
• Positive, Fun, Happy outlook on life 

Many wish for an easy fast, which is sweet, but life is not easy, 

I want to feel it, I want to release and absorb,

Wishing Everyone A Meaningful Fast,

Shabbat Shalom

Coach Yulia