Light of Infinite

A letter from The Rebbe in the Positivity Bias by Mendel Kalmenson changed my life when my mom passed away. Today's article in @Chabadorg explains how.

“…Erez Safar, who had received a copy of the book from R' Eli Bachman, (Chabad, UofMaryland), was particularly taken with the Rebbe’s response to a letter writer who wrote about his hardships & troubles despite leading a very blessed life.

As Kalmenson noted, in one particular point in the book, “the Rebbe advised that words & feelings of gratitude that we express to G‑d for the blessings we already have in our lives actually become the vessels for new blessings to flow to our lives.”

“When one does not recognize the explicit good bestowed on them from Above …,” wrote the Rebbe, “is it any wonder that [more] are not forthcoming from Above in other matters.”

Said Safar, “A year+ later, my mother passed away & I remembered the book & that letter & I launched two projects, ‘@DontBlockYourBlessings’ & ‘@theLightofInfinite,’ ” . The former asked people to share stories about how they are seeing the blessing in their lives. Almost immediately, Safar said, people began posting videos. The Don’t Block Your Blessings initiative has morphed into an online festival hosting tens of speakers from pop culture to share their blessings with an online audience.
The Rebbe would often rephrase negative statements into “a not positive” construction, noted Safar. For example, rather than referring to an animal as “unkosher”, the Rebbe would use the term “not kosher”. Safar, a Torah & kabbalah columnist, said that “the fact that the Rebbe took positivity to such an extreme is just inspiring. [And a reminder] to be so aware & mindful of how we talk, & how we can manifest our own positivity.”

Today, Erez's writing a book of Torah commentary & the festivals that focuses on positivity & blessings.

“If you look at Instagram, people are sharing positive messages in their stories because that’s what they want to hear—that’s the message people want in their lives,” he said. “The more positive you are, the more you will bring those things into your life; & the more negative you are, the more negativity you will bring into your life.”

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Much love, Erez Safar

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Show Notes

A letter from The Rebbe in the Positivity Bias by Mendel Kalmenson changed my life when my mom passed away. Today's article in @Chabadorg explains how.

“…Erez Safar, who had received a copy of the book from R' Eli Bachman, (Chabad, UofMaryland), was particularly taken with the Rebbe’s response to a letter writer who wrote about his hardships & troubles despite leading a very blessed life.

As Kalmenson noted, in one particular point in the book, “the Rebbe advised that words & feelings of gratitude that we express to G‑d for the blessings we already have in our lives actually become the vessels for new blessings to flow to our lives.”

“When one does not recognize the explicit good bestowed on them from Above …,” wrote the Rebbe, “is it any wonder that [more] are not forthcoming from Above in other matters.”

Said Safar, “A year+ later, my mother passed away & I remembered the book & that letter & I launched two projects, ‘@DontBlockYourBlessings’ & ‘@theLightofInfinite,’ ” . The former asked people to share stories about how they are seeing the blessing in their lives. Almost immediately, Safar said, people began posting videos. The Don’t Block Your Blessings initiative has morphed into an online festival hosting tens of speakers from pop culture to share their blessings with an online audience.
The Rebbe would often rephrase negative statements into “a not positive” construction, noted Safar. For example, rather than referring to an animal as “unkosher”, the Rebbe would use the term “not kosher”. Safar, a Torah & kabbalah columnist, said that “the fact that the Rebbe took positivity to such an extreme is just inspiring. [And a reminder] to be so aware & mindful of how we talk, & how we can manifest our own positivity.”

Today, Erez's writing a book of Torah commentary & the festivals that focuses on positivity & blessings.

“If you look at Instagram, people are sharing positive messages in their stories because that’s what they want to hear—that’s the message people want in their lives,” he said. “The more positive you are, the more you will bring those things into your life; & the more negative you are, the more negativity you will bring into your life.”





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Thanks for listening/reading.
Much love, Erez Safar

** Follow on Facebook:  www.facebook.com/lightofinfinite
*** Follow on instagram: @thelightofinfinite 

What is Light of Infinite?

Fall in love with life, through weekly bursts of ancient Jewish mystic inspiration!

Light of Infinite is a blog, a podcast, a festival and a soon to be released book series, where Erez Safar acts as Your Spiritual DJ, curating insights into the weekly Torah portion and the infinite light of Kabbalah.