Written and Copyright(c) by Rivka Sari 2010 Edited by N. Moshe

The most amazing thing happens when I pray or meditate. I hear a high pitch just after I finish. For me, when I am hearing the really high soft tonal frequencies, someone is saying or thinking something very positive about me. Conversely, when I hear the low tones, depending on how loud they determine just how loud someone is talking about me. So, if someone is speaking ill of me, in some way, I will hear it in an unpleasant low tone and their actions will be made known to me. If they are really projecting anger toward me, the tonal frequency becomes so intense that is almost a squealing high pitch that I know I have to spiritually protect myself from their verbal attack.

While growing up, I would often hear my mother saying, “ringing in your ear means someone is talking about you.” She never said it was positive or negative. Her words of wisdom never left my mind. I soon learned this is not just an old Yiddish tale; rather it’s factual teaching from our Creator. Today, science is discovering we are, indeed, connected to sounds and what we hear whether it be positive or negative.

The Torah tells us that lashan hora (speaking ill or gossip) about someone not only affects the person being spoken about but, also, affects the person that is speaking. I’ve learned through these negative experiences of tonal frequencies that I’m in control of such and that I don’t need to know who is reacting negatively to me. It’s none of my business what others think. Remembering that our world was created as a free-will zone, I am given that advance notice to make the choice to stay in a positive frame of mind or to react negatively. When we react positively and centered in the neutrality of love of one another and keep Ahavas Yisroel (loving Israel), then we are keeping ourselves at a higher frequency which helps keep us healthy as it boosts our immune system.  When our emotions react negatively, there are dark forces that feed on and harvest the negative energy of our emotions and it spreads out among us. After all, we are all one in Elohim. We get to choose. Just one minute of anger can weaken our immune system for 4-5 hours but one minute of laughter can boost our immune system for 24  hours.

Jewish Sages teach us that the power of speech and about how much harm can be done through speech. The rabbis note that the universe, itself, was created through speech. Of the 43 sins enumerated in the Al Cheit confession recited on Yom Kippur, 11 are sins committed through speech. The Talmud tells us that the tongue is an instrument so dangerous that it must be kept hidden from view, behind two protective walls of lips and teeth to prevent its misuse.

The harm done by speech is even worse than the harm done by stealing or by cheating someone financially. Money lost can be repaid but the harm done by speech can never be repaired.   In essence, it’s the same as killing someone. When someone speaks lashan hora about someone, they damage that person’s neshema (soul) viz. their reputation, character, and integrity. Furthermore, the one speaking ill of someone also damages their own neshama, reputation, and integrity.

In my experience, hearing softer higher tones tend to make me feel better after prayer and/or meditation and even when engaging of the study of the Torah. As a matter of fact, I even notice these same higher soft tones when I have given Tzedakah (charity) or visited the sick. The act of doing good one can be heard as a frequency tone – all one has to do is pay close attention and listen. After an act of kindness, what is even more amazing to me is that I have a better sense of smell and my mind has more clarity. The next time you are performing a mitzvah (good deed), take notice of the sounds in your ears and, most of all, please take good care of your ears.

The Torah says we can be a beautiful aroma to G-d by the good deeds we do. Every good deed is a type of korban offering and is said to be “a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto Hashem.” So, the next time you do a mitzvah, just think about your mitzvah as being heard and received as a sweet aroma to the nostrils of G-d.

Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi explains the paradox of Elul with the following metaphor: The king’s usual place is in the capital city, in the royal palace. Anyone wishing to approach the king must go through the appropriate channels in the palace bureaucracy and gain the approval of a succession of secretaries and ministers. He must journey to the capital and pass through the many gates, corridors, and antechambers that lead to the throne room. His presentation must be meticulously prepared, and he must adhere to an exacting code of dress, speech, and mannerism upon entering into the royal presence.

However, there are times when the king comes out to the fields outside the city. At such times, anyone can approach him; the king receives them all with a smiling face and a radiant countenance. The peasant behind his plow has access to the king in a manner unavailable to the highest-ranking minister in the royal court when the king is in the palace.

The month of Elul, says Rabbi Schneur Zalman, is when the king is in the field. G-D is calling you “Where are You”. Can you hear G-d calling you to meet him? Sages tell us that G-d’s People know the sound of  His voice. Do you hear Him, do you hear the frequency of His voice?

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Taking care of your ears is just as important as any other part of your body. Keep your

Do your ears ache?

Earaches are a sign of stress or trauma either from a cold, infection or dairy allergies.

NOTE: This first recipe is for a non-serious earache caused by allergies or a cold.

If your earache is regular, persistent or severe, you should avoid using essential oils on a cotton ball placed in the external opening of the ear and should visit a doctor. *At no time, should you actually put essential oils INTO the ear.

Ingredients – 6 drops total of one or a mixture of the following oils:

• Basil,
• Cajuput,
• Roman chamomile,
• Eucalyptus radiata,
• Lavender,
• Rosemary,
• Tea tree
• Etrog
• 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil or sweet almond oil
• 1 absorbent cotton ball

Directions:

• • Combine carrier oil with essential oils in a 5 ml glass dropper bottle

• Apply 3 drops of the resulting mixture to a cotton ball and place in the external opening of the ear* or place behind ear.

• Repeat 3 times per day, as needed. Help reduce tinnitus and calm aches.

Get plenty of rest, take a walk in nature, listen to all the beautiful sounds, and smell G-d’s creation of herbs and flowers.