Gedale Fenster - Podcast Trust the process, don't rush the process
Apr 6, 2026
Short reflections on the 49 days of Sfirat and how they act as gates for spiritual return. Connections between barley offerings, animal impulses, imagination and shame. A take on healthy embarrassment as a sign of growth. Thoughts on recovery, love-based religion, and trusting individualized healing timing. Practical guidance about speech, anger, sustaining kindness habits, and reading Psalms for guidance.
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Psalms Guide You To Your Correct Gate
- Tehillim (Psalms) function as a directional tool, guiding you back to the specific 'gate' you need to repair.
- Gedale links particular psalms (e.g., 100, 102, 150) and Tikkun HaKlali to accessing the correct spiritual repair.
Use Embarrassment As A Cleanse Not Shame
- Use healthy embarrassment as a growth signal and a cleansing tool rather than shame.
- Gedale defines healthy embarrassment as outgrowing past behavior (e.g., better eating or leaving bad relationships) and moving forward with love.
Six Years Away From Meat After Food Poisoning
- Gedale shares getting food poisoning in London and avoiding meat for six years as an example of self-inflicted long recovery.
- He uses this to warn against creating prolonged misery from one trigger like a bad relationship.