I spent my Yom Kippur at the campus Chabad House. Chabad is a branch of Hassidism which is Matisyahu's Sect of Judaism. It was a really interesting and deeply meaningful experience for me
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I agree: I think the purpose of our lives is to realize that there is no boundary that separates us from the world, or us and the world from God.
I have always had a hard time fitting my own spirituality into the context of the Jewish tradition. I didn't observe the High Holy Days this year, and I have a hard time seeing myself practicing Judaism again. However, your words have reminded me how powerful Judaism, or any religious tradition, can be, as a language for expressing the most fundamental sentiments of all mankind. I don't think I could ever say it the same way, but I feel like I know exactly what you are talking about.
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I agree: I think the purpose of our lives is to realize that there is no boundary that separates us from the world, or us and the world from God.
I have always had a hard time fitting my own spirituality into the context of the Jewish tradition. I didn't observe the High Holy Days this year, and I have a hard time seeing myself practicing Judaism again. However, your words have reminded me how powerful Judaism, or any religious tradition, can be, as a language for expressing the most fundamental sentiments of all mankind. I don't think I could ever say it the same way, but I feel like I know exactly what you are talking about.
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1) your insight.
2) "G!d"
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