This meditation focuses on the word hazeh, “this,” in hachodesh hazeh, “this month” (Exodus 12:2), considering how redemption and connection to God always happen in “this” moment, right now, in the present, and looking at all the ways we struggle with being present, constantly moving away from our experience. We practice being present just with […]
MEDITATION: Right Here, In This Moment (Parashat HaChodesh) Read More »
The problem with idolatry is not just that it limits who God is, but also that it limits who we are as reflections of God. In this meditation, we compare the narrowness of the golden calf venture to the expansiveness of the building of the tabernacle, with its kaleidoscope of color and texture and scent.
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In this meditation, we look at the Ner Tamid as a symbol of God’s steady presence with us, even through the dark night of our suffering, and even through “the vinegar” of our mistakes. Thorough stories and images, we explore how it would feel to open to that fierce steadfastness and to cultivate it in
MEDITATION: God’s Steady Ner Tamid Presence — and Our Own (Parashat Tetzaveh) Read More »
“They should make for Me a sanctuary and I will dwell in their midst” (Exodus 25:8). “In their midst” [betokham] — inside each one of us. We interpret this as an instruction to each of us to create an internal sanctuary — God desires to reside inside us. In this meditation, we explore how to
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“Na’aseh Venishma,” we will do and we will listen, the Israelites famously respond to the covenant at Sinai. God wants us to become listeners in addition to doers. (Click image to read more)
MEDITATION: Becoming Listeners In Addition to Doers (Parashat Mishpatim) Read More »
Love is “the will to extend oneself for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another person’s spiritual growth.” (Click on image to read more and listen)
MEDITATION: God’s Support for Moshe’s Voice And Our Own (Parashat Yitro) Read More »
In this meditation, we explore the phrase Ozi vezimrat Yah, “The Lord is my strength and song” (Exodus 15:2). We consider the fear that the Israelites felt at the Sea as well as our own fears and feel into how we might allow the divine energy of strength and courage and creativity to flow through
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With our young and our elderly we will go, with our sons and our daughters we will go. (Click image to read more)
MEDITATION: Radical Inclusivity (Parashat Bo) Read More »
When Moshe came to the Israelites with the good news of God’s redemption, they could not hear him because of “shortness of breath” and “hard work” (Exodus 6:9). In this meditation, we explore our own shortness of breath in relation to the pressures of a fast paced, productivity oriented society and we consider how we
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In this meditation, we explore the image of Moshe floating down the river to salvation and feel into what it would be like to surrender and trust and let go of navigation and control to that extent, letting the river take us where we need to go. Source: Exodus 2:1-10 Photo by Pixabay at Pexels
MEDITATION: Floating down the River With Moshe (Parashat Shemot) Read More »