Jess read the word on the screen displaying Rabbi Helfgott’s PowerPoint presentation. He was speaking that evening at the Tree House, at Jess’s invitation.What is Oneness?Every particle in the universe desires to be One.raindropsparksoul“It is amazing to think,” Rabbi Helfgott told the group of close to thirty Tree Savers, “that all through the world, every neshamah, every spirit, whether we know it or not, desires the Oneness that is God. This applies to every living being—animal, plant, insect—trees included. Oneness is our natural state. Our default condition. Unfortunately, too often in our lives, we fall away. The question is: How do we return?”No one spoke. Some Tree Savers listened closely from where they sat on chairs and couches; others fidgeted, bemused, on the floor, and the rabbi watched them and gazed upon the Jewish faces among them—Jessamine Bach, Noah Levine—as he moved on to the next slide.Tefillah—PrayerTshuvah—RepentanceTzedakah—Charity“In our tradition, this is the magic formula,”
