| Avoda | Reason |
|---|---|
| Eat right | Facilitates Torah absorption |
| Verbalize Har Sinai event daily | Stay connected to greatest revelation ever |
| Get your hands on manuscripts written by tzaddikim | Their nefesh is connected to the manuscript |
| Record your own Torah thoughts in handwriting | Loosen Amalek’s grip on us |
| Realize that writing is an enactment of G-d’s name | Unification destroys Amalek |
The world begins with music and doesn’t end, with music.
If we want our accomplishments to be eternal, they must be musical. They must have taam טַעַם.
| Avoda | Reason |
|---|---|
| Biblical passages said should be to the correct tune. | This captures the full message. |
| One should learn all four categories of Torah daily. | Not to neglect the vital neshama component of Torah. |
| All brochos should be said to a tune. | This maximizes their effectiveness. |
| Learn the meaning and reasons of mitzvos. | This allows the mitzvos to be eternal. |
| Shir Hashirim before Shabbos. | Every aliyah requires shira. |
| Sing or chant all the zemiros of Shabbos you can. | Shabbos is the day of eternity. |
| Sing songs composed by tzaddikim. | This connects you to them. |
| Avoda | Reason |
|---|---|
| Avoid discussing unsolvable philsophical conundrums | Here, words will only shake one’s emunah |
| One halacha a day in Shulchan Aruch | We walk out of Mitzrayim with halacha |
| Check mezuza once every 3.5 years | Prevent Mitzrayim from invading our lives |
| Light Shabbos candles | Enter the light of Shabbos instead of the plague of darkness |
| Don’t interrupt between tefillin shel yad and shel rosh | This ensures a seamless connection between mind and body. Mochin and middos. |