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Why do we fast on Yom Kippur?
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Monday, September 21, 2009
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Very thought provoking. I never thought about it this way before!
Opened my eyes and mind
Thanks Lori for you enlightening video on fasting. I'm not Jewish, I have learnt a little on the health benefits of fasting ie detoxification, weight control, breaking of addictions etc and I watched your video as I was at the end of the first day of a ten day water only fast which I was finding difficult to endure and on the verge of breaking. It had't occurred to me to consider this as a time for repentance and as a way of getting myself on track spiritually. I now have greater motivation to endure the fast and I am now hoping to achieve more than just physical wellness but something else, a spiritual awareness which I have mostly neglected until now. When I chose to do this fast, I looked at it as some thing I decided to do but I'm realising that there is more at play here than my decision.
Amen!
Thansk you for the beautiful bracha, may you nd yours lso be blessed!
A wise and beautiful explanation of why we fast.
Thank you Lori. This was a short and sweet explanation in such a meaningful way, of why we fast. Now I know I can hold out another 35 minutes without passing out.
amazingly said!!
Lori Palatnik is an author and Jewish educator who has appeared on television and radio and has lectured on five continents, illuminating traditional practices and life-styles for our contemporary world. She and her husband, Rabbi Yaakov Palatnik, live in Washington, DC, where she is Executive Director of the Jewish Women's Renaissance Project. Lori is the author of "Friday Night and Beyond—The Shabbat Experience Step-by-Step"; "Remember My Soul", which explains the Jewish concepts of soul and the afterlife and a guide to anyone who has ever lost a loved one; and "Gossip—Ten Pathways to Eliminate It From Your Life and Transform Your Soul", featured on "Dr. Laura" and FoxNews.com.
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