Thursday, February 28, 2019

How Do We Know that Souls Exist?

Question of the Week:
Why are 80% of our to do list items left undone?
Why are 80% of our to do list items left undone?
  
Can you tell me in simple terms what a soul is? What does it actually mean to have a soul? And can you provide evidence that we have a soul?
 
Answer: 
 
I think there is evidence of the soul. It is in human individuality.

Look at identical twins. There's something amazing about them. Not only do they look alike, they both have exactly the same genetic makeup, they share the same birthday, grew up in the same family with the same parents, and had almost the same experiences. 

And yet, they are not the same. They are each individuals, with different personalities, abilities and character. Parents of twins report seeing clear differences in their children from birth or soon after. And friends of one twin may not find much in common with the other. But why? What makes them different?
 
The answer is: the soul. They each have a soul, and every soul is completely unique. No two souls are alike, and even two people with the same genes and the same family have different souls. Your soul is the true you, deeper than any other feature of your personality, deeper than both nature and nurture.
 
So here's a definition of soul: the deepest layer of your identity that makes you unique. Your soul is your essence, the you behind everything else. It is your core, the raw surface upon which all other layers of your identity are placed. Your soul remains beyond the reach of any external influence, including your parents, your upbringing, your surroundings and your experiences. It is the real you.

That's why no matter what you have gone through in your life, no matter what type of life you have led until now, you can decide today that you want to change for the better, and you can do it. Because you have a soul that remains untouched by the outside world, and if you choose to define yourself by your soul rather than by externalities, nothing can stop you.
 
Your soul is yours, it is you, and it is free.
 
Good Shabbos, 
Rabbi Moss 

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Friday, 1 March 2019 | 24 Adar I 5779
Candle Lighting............ 7:14pm (Not before 6:15pm)
Mincha........................ 6:15pm
Shabbos Service........... 6:30-7:20pm
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Shabbos Day, 2 March 2019 | 25 Adar I 5779
In depth parsha class ...................... 9:00am
Shabbos Service............................ 10:00am-12:20pm
Kids Program ................................ 10:30am
Kiddush sponsored by Jack & Leyat Reuben in honour of Jojo's 5th birthday- Mazel Tov!
 
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Rabbi Chanoch and Sarah Chana Sufrin on the birth of twin girls Rivka & Raizel Necha!
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