How To Carry Forward The Energy Of The Chagim

"Aliyah L'Regel": An inspirational journey through the Jewish Calendar through the lens presented by teachings of great Jewish thinkers. Class delivered at Midreshet Torat Chesed. As the intense, feature-packed month of Tishrei draws to a close, we enter MarCheshvan—a month famous for having zero holidays and a quiet return to mundane routines. How do we take the spiritual high of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot and prevent it from evaporating as everyday life resumes? In this episode, we explore how to transition smoothly into the winter months while keeping our spiritual momentum alive: The Power of Shabbat Mevarchim: Ahead of Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan, we examine the origins, history, and deeper kabbalistic meaning behind Birkat Hachodesh—the blessing of the new month—and why we explicitly sanctify time together as a community. From Inspiration to Integration: How to anchor the joy, dancing, and clarity of Simchat Torah and the Chagim into the long, dark stretch of the upcoming winter months. The Hidden Potential of Cheshvan: Why is a month with no holidays traditionally called "Mar" (bitter), yet holds one of the greatest promises in Jewish tradition? We unpack the midrashic teaching that the Third Beit Hamikdash will be inaugurated in Cheshvan, reframing this month from a spiritual vacuum into a period of massive potential and future redemption.