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This verse, in the most sold book on planet earth, the
From the Rabbis from page 2 The Unity Principle: Less Bible, a book presented by G-d, the creator of all who
influence politicians, laws and communities, but they don’t Worry, More Optimism knows us best, teaches that G-d doesn’t share his power
necessarily deserve to have more. On the other hand, the with any other forces or beings. He is One and Only. He
lesson might be that for those of moderate means, if indeed By Rabbi Shlomo Ezagui instructs us to recognize this fact like everything else in
the world does turn on finances, then they (we) should be “And you shall know the Bible for our own good.
donating to the causes we feel deserve to succeed. today and place it in your On a deeper level, mysticism teaches “there is none
When Moses first heard of Korach’s rebellion, he fell heart that G-d is G-d in the other,” there is nothing else in the universe but the energy
on his face. Then he spoke to Korach and all his company, heavens above and on the of G-d.
saying, “Come morning, God will make known who is His ground below, there is none The heavens and the earth, all the masses and multitudes
and who is Holy…” (16:6). I have no doubt that God wants other” (Deut. 4, 39). in the upper galaxies, were all created from nothing. G-d
the best for our society and for each of us in our lives — but There is none other, was, G-d is, and G-d will forever be. The only real existence
if you want to tip the scales, invest your time, energy, and nothing else necessary to is G-d and it is out of G-d that the world was created. A
treasure in the ideas, people, and organizations that you recognize and know this miraculous feat only G-d can accomplish. The essence and
think will make this world a better place. Because “come day. This awareness is the matter of the universe is essentially G-dliness in the form
morning” the ones who invest in their side are going to foundation and root to of what appears as the world we see all around us.
win. everything. That is why within the DNA of the universe and
Rabbi Paul Arberman is spiritual leader at Temple “Hear o Israel the Lord our G-d the Lord is One.” This verse within each person there are so many similarities with the
Beth David in Palm Beach Gardens teaches the principle of faith in the oneness and unity of G-d. properties of G-dliness.
The simplest understanding of this verse is that there aren’t We are not bodies inhabited by souls. We are souls
tens, hundreds, or thousands of power sources and Gods out experiencing our lives through bodies. The substance and
there. Ultimately, the buck stops at the ONE and only. matter of the world is a communication and manifestation
from G-d and therefore every moment of its existence it is
dependent on G-d’s kindness that it remain the world it is.
This knowledge and understanding is extremely
powerful and helpful in many areas of our lives and
therefore the Bible instructs us to “place it in our hearts.”
Our desires, our will, and our emotions must line up
with this reality. When the feelings of our heart reach
this awareness, deep down inside ourselves, we are less
anxious, we worry less, we are more optimistic and more
confident in ourselves and in our place in this world.
The distance between knowing and feeling this
awareness in our heart is at least as great as the distance
between knowing and not knowing this concept. Not
knowing or not being aware of this concept represents
a total black hole in our minds, there is nothing of this
awareness when we don’t know. In a similar fashion,
having the awareness that the only real existence in
this world is all and only G-dliness but not working on
drawing this awareness in our hearts will have absolutely
no presence or influence in our character and behavior.
Were someone to think there is anyone or anything
outside of G-d that has any control or even influence over
our own lives or anything, for that matter, this thought
would be a denial in the above principle of faith — that
there is only G-d and He shares his power with nothing
outside Himself.
It really doesn’t take much for someone to look around
and see the hand of G-d — the unexpected and out-of-our-
own-control events that take place on a day-to-day basis
to realize there is much more than anyone can take credit
for. The day itself, the world itself, cries out this fact if
we only train our eyes to see.
Rabbi Shlomo Ezagui is spiritual leader of Chabad
House Lubavitch of Palm Beach. Contact him at
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Rabbi@chabadpalmbeach.org, 624.7004, or www.
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