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WRITINGS

Writings from the soul, to stir the soul.
​A collection of reflections that will uplift, enlighten and spark the wisdom within

Mitzvah, Avera & Teshuva
In the beginning, G-d created a most magnificent world, a physical paradise brimming with an unimaginable spiritual intimacy with Him....
Rachel Ashkenazi
Jun 9
Emet: The Root of Us
An utterance, an entire world. A syllable, an infinite vastness. Torah language is robust and complex, and endlessly layered. A word is...
Rachel Ashkenazi
May 5
The Freedom of Constraints
The bird glides gracefully through his space without boundaries, without borders the world his to see and to explore. Right or left, up...
Rachel Ashkenazi
Apr 1
Faith
To be demanded of us that which we can not see or feel. Taste or smell. It evades our senses, our fingertips unable to grasp. A thought...
Rachel Ashkenazi
Feb 6
The Spirituality of Flaxseed
Anyone who knows me knows of my less than ideal eating habits. Twix for breakfast, Nutella croissant for lunch and coffee Haagen Dazs...
Rachel Ashkenazi
Feb 2
Life’s Purpose
I was once taught a little insight about discovering one's purpose in this world. Our purpose is comprised of two major factors in our...
Marlene Bibi
Jan 28
The Action of Trust
We are a people of action. Our very proclamation, the very first words we proclaimed to G-d leave no room for doubt, “we will do and we...
Rachel Ashkenazi
Dec 24, 2024
To Know
To know ourselves and to know G-d. The knowledge that extends past belief and surpasses faith. To know unequivocally who we are and who...
Rachel Ashkenazi
Sep 10, 2024
Dearest Reuben
The following is a letter written to our 18 year old son, Reuben, who was fortunate to take a trip this year to Poland. The teachers from...
Marlene Bibi
Aug 13, 2024
The Pattern of Life IV - Time
To meet in time, come face to face A symbiotic essence With which to harmonize, to ascend To a symbiotic essence To grow again The...
Rachel Ashkenazi
Aug 5, 2024
The Pattern of Life III - One, Two and Three
We spoke about the pattern of life and the ability to overlay male and female on top of this concept. We discussed how all things in life...
Rachel Ashkenazi
Jul 22, 2024
The Pattern of Life II - Male and Female
The pattern of life is even more robust. With all things in life there’s a male and female component. They are as opposite as can be and...
Rachel Ashkenazi
Jul 15, 2024
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