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Some of us can check nearly every category at once.   What does Judaism teach about stresses that seem to exceed our capacity to cope?   No matter how overwhelmed we may be by life’s affairs, and how hard it may be to imagine the normalcy of a calm, centered day, in fact, it’s not far off. In fact, our spiritual selves are as close as one hand to the other. All it takes to find our way back is the willingness to return. This is the teshuva, or “repentence” of the High Holy Days.   Take the time to pray and study this Season of Awe. When we let stresses be secondary, we put them in their true context. As it says many times in the Yamim Noraim liturgy, ours is not a punishing, unforgiving G-d. Rather, G-d is patient, compassionate and loving, and eager to welcome us back into the fold of our own truest selves any time, but especially when it is hardest to do.   According to the Bahir, the first Jewish mystical text, to aspire to be a tzadik, or righteous individual, we can meditate on the Hebrew letter tzadi, which looks like a person kneeling in prayer, arms upraised to the heavens. The book says is made up of a Nun (the L-shaped left line) and a Yod (the small squiggle on the right). Nun is the first letter in nevuah, prophecy. We become a prophet when we pray and are blessed to receive an answer, to experience G-d as active in our lives. Yod, the first letter in G-d’s name, represents G-d’s presence.   Thus, Tzadi tells us to always remember the firm connection, the reliable bridge between Nun – beseaching G-d for help, and Yod – receiving it. G-d is always present, available and waiting for our return. The High Holy Days are our annual reminder of this exact point. G-d’s light is as close to us as one arm is to the other. We just have to be willing to see.     ***   3 New Classes for Fall 2007   Survey the Jewish Yoga Universe Sample a variety of Jewish yoga techniques. This two-hour seminar will include: * Alef Bet Yoga * Torah Yoga * Ophanim (the Jewish answer to Chakra yoga) A gentle, adaptive hatha class. No yoga experience or background in Judaism required. . Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007 A Gentle Way Yoga & Joyful Movement Center, 5316 Baltimore Drive, La Mesa, CA Cost is $25. Call ahead (619) 698-1170 for information and reservations,  HYPERLINK "http://www.AGentleWay.com" \o "http://www.agentleway.com/" www.AGentleWay.com   Yoga of the Mystics Sunday mornings at American Jewish University (formerly the UJ) The mystical rabbis of the Middle Ages developed a wealth of meditation imagery and movement practices to relax into a deep state of spiritual presence, as part of their work to heal the shattered world. Sundays from 9:30-11 a.m., as follows:  Session I: Lech L’cha: Opening to Holiness. October 14, 21, 28  Session II: Tov L’Hodot: Gratitude, the Basis of all Spirit. Nov 4, 18 Session III: Or M'Pnai Choshech: Light in the Darkness, Darkness in the Light, Illuminating your Deepest Truth. Dec 2, 9 16 Cost is $25 per class. To register, visit the Whizen Center for Continuing Education at AJU online at  HYPERLINK "http://wcce.uj.edu/" \o "http://wcce.uj.edu/" http://wcce.uj.edu/, or call (310) 440-1246.   Jewish Yoga for Kids Gentle Jewish Yoga will also be part of Limudim, the religious school at IKAR, “a Jewish spiritual community that stands at the intersection of spirituality and social justice,” this fall. Students will learn to experience prayer and prayerfulness through a curriculum of yoga, movement, games and fun. Visit  HYPERLINK "http://www.ikar-la.org/school.html" http://www.ikar-la.org/school.html.   ***   I ask your forgiveness (allbeit enmasse) for any harm I have caused you in this past year, and beyond. Whether intentionally, unintentionally, out of carelessness, neglect or self-absorption, I regret the pain I have caused, and pray that we can begin anew. If there are any outstanding issues that I may not have addressed, please bring them to my attention.    I apologize for my weaknesses as I grow to be stronger and more resolved in my life as a rabbi and teacher. 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