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![Researchers in Denmark have developed a new drug that mimics the effects and benefits of strenuous exercise without moving a muscle!
When I came across this paragraph on MSN News, I knew I had to continue reading. After all, I am a big fan of strenuous exercise. Yes, you read it right: I am a big fan (just like baseball fans who like to talk and watch baseball but leave the playing to other people, I am also leaving strenuous exercise to others...)
But whom am I kidding? We all know that strenuous exercise is good for you. So if I can have the cake, eat it, and avoid exercising—that sounds like a good deal.
The article reports that Currently called LaKe, the drug has been shown in lab rats to flush toxins and strengthen the heart. And: In practice, the molecule brings the body into a metabolic state corresponding to running 10 kilometers at high speed on an empty stomach.
Flush toxins and strengthen the heart. Why does this sentence sound familiar?
Oh, I know! It reminds me of a talk by the Rebbe in honor of Yom Kippur, where he discussed the question: how does Yom Kippur work? We all know its considered a day of atonement, but how do we achieve it?
Here is a quote from that discussion (from Likkutei Sichos, volume 4):
Yom Kippur reveals within every Jew the essence connection of their soul with the Creator, and when this level is revealed, all flaws automatically fall away.
So Yom Kippur is strengthening our heart (our connection to G-d) and flushing all [tox]sins!
There is one big difference between the new medicine and the much older Yom Kippur pill. Unlike the medicine, which mimics the 10k run, Yom Kippur is about who we truly are. When we strengthen our connection to G-d, it’s not mimicking; it’s revealing our true essence. And then, our sins flush away. Oh, and it also has no side effects!
May this Yom Kippur bring with it a stronger, revealed connection to G-d, and may all of our prayers be answered!
Easy fast & Gmar Chatima Tova!!
Rabbi Yossi & Leah Rubin
P.S. If you are unable to attend services and would like to borrow a Yom Kippur Machzor, please let us know!](https://jewishcliftonpark.org/wp-content/plugins/custom-facebook-feed-pro/assets/img/placeholder.png)
"Researchers in Denmark have developed a new drug that mimics the effects and benefits of strenuous exercise without moving a muscle!"
When I came across this paragraph on MSN News, I knew I had to continue reading. After all, I am a big fan of strenuous exercise. Yes, you read it right: I am a big fan (just like "baseball fans" who like to talk and watch baseball but leave the playing to other people, I am also leaving strenuous exercise to others...)
But whom am I kidding? We all know that strenuous exercise is good for you. So if I can have the cake, eat it, and avoid exercising—that sounds like a good deal.
The article reports that "Currently called LaKe, the drug has been shown in lab rats to flush toxins and strengthen the heart." And: "In practice, the molecule brings the body into a metabolic state corresponding to running 10 kilometers at high speed on an empty stomach."
"Flush toxins and strengthen the heart." Why does this sentence sound familiar?
Oh, I know! It reminds me of a talk by the Rebbe in honor of Yom Kippur, where he discussed the question: how does Yom Kippur work? We all know it's considered a day of atonement, but how do we achieve it?
Here is a quote from that discussion (from Likkutei Sichos, volume 4):
"Yom Kippur reveals within every Jew the essence connection of their soul with the Creator, and when this level is revealed, all flaws automatically fall away."
So Yom Kippur is "strengthening our heart" (our connection to G-d) and "flushing all [tox]sins!"
There is one big difference between the new medicine and the much older Yom Kippur "pill". Unlike the medicine, which mimics the 10k run, Yom Kippur is about who we truly are. When we strengthen our connection to G-d, it’s not mimicking; it’s revealing our true essence. And then, our sins flush away. Oh, and it also has no side effects!
May this Yom Kippur bring with it a stronger, revealed connection to G-d, and may all of our prayers be answered!
Easy fast & Gmar Chatima Tova!!
Rabbi Yossi & Leah Rubin
P.S. If you are unable to attend services and would like to borrow a Yom Kippur Machzor, please let us know!
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