A Soulful Journey

 The story is told of a man who told his psychiatrist: "Something is wrong with me, doctor.  I keep talking to myself." "But that is not a sign of illness," replied the psychiatrist. "Oh. doctor," exclaimed the patient, "You don't know what a nudnik I am." It is humorous but the more serious side of this is, "Don't take yourself so seriously."

“Now, as always, Jews are intimately linked to one another. Shout here and will be heard and Kiev. Shout in Kiev and you and you will be heard in Paris. When Jews are saddened in Jerusalem, Jews everywhere reflect their sadness. Thus, a Jew lives in more than one place, in more than one era, on more than one level.   To be Jewish is to be possessed of a historical consciousness that transcends individual consciousness….”   -Elie Wiesel We are one.

“I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.” –Henry David Thoreau The great sages and wisest of people agree with the Torah about the ability of man: We are the genius that steers our greatness or brings us low.