Published:
January 3, 2014
Originally recorded:
September 11, 2009
The portion of Nitzavim is always read the week before Rosh Hashanah. As the month of Virgo helps us cleanse our negativity, Michael provides us with two powerful gifts from Nitzavim and Vayelech that can assist us in our spiritual work. By understanding the danger of judging others and how we can both see our judgment differently and correct it we can avoid being judged on Rosh Hashanah. We also have the support of Rav Shimon Bar Yochai who in the portion of Nitzavim promises that the path he has revealed will remain open for us. By renewing and strengthing our connection to this path, we can eliminate chaos from our lives.
We each have a narrative about ourselves, what we need to work on versus what our gifts and talents are. What if you chose to see things differently? This week’s energy supports us to change how we perceive our seemingly negative traits. We can look within and transform what we saw as our limitations into pathways that benefit ourselves and those around us.