I accept what is here. You, my despair, my anger, my anxiety, you are not a problem. You can be here. I am at peace with you.

Feel the blanket of quiet and calm descend upon you and seep into you in this meditation on the last phrase of the priestly blessing, “May God grant you peace”… Read more: MEDITATION: Shalom, Peace (Parashat Naso)

God is saying to us — Come, you be an I, too.

Shouting out from the rooftop — I am me. I am here. I matter. I take up space.

We are making ourselves “hefker,” renunciating anything that can demand our allegiance other than our own true heart and alignment with God.

Make like a desert and become hefker, ownerless. A midrash on the start of our parsha suggests that in order to recieve the Torah, we need to do just that,… Read more: MEDITATION: What Owns You And How To Let Go (Parashat Bamidbar)