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- How much were you at the House of Love and Prayer?
- Was a Regular
- How did you meet Shlomo?
- I was very young (about 15) and very innocent, and searching to understand what life was all about. I met Reb Eliya (who is my husband's nightly chavrusa today) and Miriam on Chanuka at a Habonim convention. I still remember the beautiful d'var Torah that he told us; how Shamai's shita differed from Hillel's shita because Shamai was on the level where he was able to see nothing but the unadulterated truth; he was at a level where we strive to be, whereas Hillel was where we really are... I remember how unbelievably accepting everyone was of this young, giggly teenager, and of how free I felt to be able to be who I am, rather than who everyone thought a teenager should be. It was a time of self-discovery, of learning about a connection to Hashem that I had never known before, and slowly deepening and developing that connection. Meeting Reb Shlomo was really automatic. He was the backbone of the House. I remember how moved I was by his stories, sometimes to the point of tears. It says that there is no greater joy than release from sefekot, doubts. From Reb Shlomo and the House, I realized that Hashem is real, and that the Torah is emes, truth. Until then, everything was "doubts" I had no clear path in life. So I guess you could say that Reb Shlomo and the House brought Joy to my life.
- What is your Jewish and/or spiritual practice today?
- Baruch Hashem we're Breslover chassidim, very much a part of the chareidi world.
- Where do you live now?
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Please tell us a little about your life today.
- am very, very grateful to be able to live in Eretz Yisrael. We recently married off our youngest daughter and are working on our third minyan of grandchildren. On a professional level, I am a writer and content editor of breslovworld.com. My newest book is "Bridging the Golden Gate" (Amazon has it). I love my job and I love my home, family and life, and I am very grateful to all the people at the HLP who in just being who they were -- so open and caring and accepting -- helped me to become who I am today. Thank you.
- If you answered "Other," above:
- thank you for having been there for me...
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Last summer I visited San Francisco for a day. I spent the day walking through GG park, and then to the old House on Arguello Street. It was very emotional for me to stand on that street, where I had discovered my neshama and connected with those things that have become the most important things in my life. I felt as if I should make the bracha, "sh'asah li ness b'makom zeh, " "Who has performed a miracle for me at this place."
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Posted on February 21, 2008 at 12:46am — 1 Comment
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Rose (formerly Yosepha, formerly Janey) and I both have that day free so let us know what time and where you'd like to meet. I live in the EAst Bay and she lives in Menlo Park so we'd both have to travel a bit.
Natalie