Did you know that you can become a real holy Jew in three [easy] steps?

[I can guarantee you it was worth crawling over here on your back to hear this]

(Not holy like the singer/bum Shlomo Carelbach used to call all Jews “Holy”. This is Epikorsus. Not all Jews are holy, whether you like it or not. Yes, there are holy Jews, but then there are also non-holy Jews. There are righteous Jews and wicked Jews. However, all Jews have the potential to be Holy as Moshe Rabeinu or as wicked as Yeravem ben Nevat.)

Here’s how:

Step 1) Find yourself an Authentic Torah Idea.

This is so, so easy. Just open a sefer, be it Mishlei or Tehillim or  a siddur, or whatever. Let’s take, for example the first pasuk of Tehillim:

אשרי האיש אשר לא הלך בעצת רשעים ובדרך חטאים לא עמד

“How Happy is the Man who has not Walked in the Council of the Wicked etc.” As we said this could be any authentic Jewish idea.

Step 2) Understand it well. Make sure this no unclear or ambiguous side to it. If necessary, look in the Mefarshim to better understand it. Get it down CLEAR.

Step 3) Every day for 5 minutes THINK ABOUT THIS IDEA. Concentrate on it. Reflect on it. Do this in a quiet place or when you will not be interrupted. Just lock it in your mind for five minutes a day.

You are now on you way to becoming a truly Holy Jew. You will start feeling the results after 3 or four days. Try it and see for yourself!

We all know too well how many people are on anti-depressants. It’s common knowledge today. People are depressed. Afraid. Gloomy.

An authentic Jew cannot be gloomy or down. It’s simply impossible. If he is indeed so, it is only to the degree which he has failed to integrate the great authentic Torah values that Chazal have taught us.

If a person really comprehended what Chazal teach us that “How wonderful is man who was created and informed that he was created in the image of Hashem”, could he be gloomy?

Hashem has bestowed upon us so many kindlinesses that if we would talk about them day and night for an entire life, it wouldn’t be sufficient.

Next time the washing machine breaks, or your iPod is dead, just think for a second… I am alive! I can see! and you will see how fast you will forget about your minor misfortunes.

This subject takes up books of teachings, but our intention here is to keep things really short!

Do yourself a real favor and go out and buy some books by Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZAL and you will get an instant spiritual pick-me-up!

Rabbi Miller books at Eichler’s book store