Shift - A Game About Love, Fear and Life

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Hello Rabbi Rami,

I knew you as a child in Miami and am so excited to see you here. Real simple, how do I support my Jewish mother by acknowledging the holidays when I find more in the language that doesn’t resonate than does. I have a hard time believing we’re still slaves in Egypt or chosen for that matter. And although I know we should remember, I feel we’ve been reinforcing an identity of victim. In fact, I created a game called Shift that shows us that our thoughts create our reality. You can play a demo at www.shiftthegame.com.

So, how do I acknowledge my heritage and support my mom when I feel I’m moving further from my religion? My answer was to acknowledge the holiday my way and let go of my mother’s vision of what a good jew looks like. I chose to acknowledge what I wanted to let go of from last year and what I wanted to bring in for the new year on Yom Kippur. I made a brisket too. And yet, I do not see myself as Jewish anymore. I see that as limiting. I’d rather be a citizen of the world. I guess it’s being detached from the other person’s expectation. Did I just answer my question?

It’d be great to hear from you though. Blessings and love,
Nicole
Submitted by Nicole Casanova on Sep 29, 2007

Rabbi Rami Shapiro: You are not alone in this. Lots of Jews find the Judaism of their parents irrelevant to their lives. It may well be that your mother felt the same about the Judaism of her parents and grandparents.

There are two issues here, and you already grasp them. First, there is the matter of being a dutiful daughter. Second, there is the matter of being true to oneself.

I suggest you do what you already seem to be doing: reinventing Judaism for yourself. For example, Passover is about liberating oneself from Mitzrayim, literally the narrow places in which one is enslaved. Everyone can relate to that. And Yom Kippur is about awakening to your oneness with God.

Recently I spoke with one of my spiritual teachers about the challenge of identifying with one tribe or another in a world that needs to become increasingly post tribal and global. He said I was putting too much drama into a word. Being a Jew, he told me, is just another garment we wear. Put it on and take it off as seems appropriate.

I do not look forward to a homogenious world, a world without diversity. I have no problem with people belonging to different tribes, religions, etc. as long as we realize these are garments, and beneath them all we are all equal manifestations of God.

Would you like to play Shift with your friends, family or co-workers that aren’t in the same city? Would you like to connect with new people and play with them? Or, would you like to play Shift and have a coach facilitate your play? It’s all possible and it’s coming.

Shift’s purpose is to remind each and every one of us that we are love and loved. What better way to do that than by utilizing the power of the internet. Oooh baby, this is going to be fun.

All of us already have our own best answers and we learn when we acknowledge our reactions or, more importantly, our responses to situations. Our learning is mutliplied exponentially when we see how other people may have responded to a similar situtation. It is through this connection and communcation that we gain one more tool to remind us that we are whole and complete. The Shift experience based in a community that is committed to operating from love.

All a shift requires, whether it’s your own internal shift or a global shift, is a little bit of willingness to see things differently. We see the opportunity for us to create more connections and build more understanding of our innate connectedness. We trust the opportunity is here to design an experience that reminds us all that one small shift in thought can truly shift your life.

We are currently seeking investors and are very open to conversations with potential partners and spiritual angels. We are willing to receive. We are certain of the outcome.

To inquire about investor opportunities, please contact Nicole Casanova at 303-530-0787 or write to investor AT shiftthegame.com.
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