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Among the mandated procedures is the priest\u2019s regular burning of incense at twilight, when he ascends to light the lamps of the menorah.<\/p>\n<p>The great Kabbalist and mystic of sixteenth century Safed, Rabbi Isaac Luria, pointed out that the when we look at the opening letters of the words \u201cthe lamps at twilight\u201d &#8211; \u00a0\u00a0\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b9\u059b\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05a5\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u0596\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u00a0&#8211; it forms the acronym Ahavah the Hebrew word for love.\u00a0 Each and every day, the great mystic teaches, if Aaron wants his service to ascend to the heaven he must do it with feeling, with emotion, with love.<\/p>\n<p>The Chasidic master R. Chaim of Chernowitz writes that the idea is true our daily rituals as Jews. When we just follow the daily procedures dictated by God as simply habits, then we are acting like lifeless individuals, and the mitzvot we perform have no effect upon the Almighty.<\/p>\n<p>I believe that the R. Luria\u2019s idea has a more pressing application, one desperately needed today.<\/p>\n<p>The reality of the world is that there are many \u201cpungent odors,\u201d many bad actors performing various evil deeds. But like Aaron the priest, each of us has the ability, indeed the responsibility, to dispel those bad smells with the \u201cfine aromas\u201d of kindness and good deeds. But the only way to eventually eliminate the foul odors is when <em>ahavah<\/em>, when love is at the core. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The past week has had quite a stench to it, but the way to counteract that, is not by posting our beliefs on Facebook (has anyone ever changed their political beliefs from a Facebook post?) or \u201cenlightening\u201d those with whom we disagree that our views are morally superior\u2026but rather by the performance of good deeds rooted in love.<\/p>\n<p>cover art: Hate Has No Home Here,\u00a0Steven Luce and the Hollywood-North Park Community Association (used according to usage 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