Meditations

MEDITATION: The City of Refuge Inside Us (Parashat Matot-Masei)

Relax and cultivate the city of refuge inside you, as a place to go where we are held in all our imperfections. Click here to listen.

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MEDITATION: Mah Tovu — Entering the Sanctury of goodness (Parashat Balak)

On the verse:  מה טובו אהליך יעקב משכנותיך ישראל How good are your tents, O Yaakov, your dwelling places, O Israel! (Numbers 24:5). Come relax into the goodness of the divine sanctuary.   To listen to the meditation, click here.  

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MEDITATION: Act Like a Levi! (Parashat Korach)

In this meditation, we explore what it means to be a Levi, to keep company, to provide accompaniment to ourselves. You can access it here. If you have trouble, click the image and then try clicking the word “here” again. iPhoto by Noelle Otto at Pexels

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MEDITATION: Reaching Up for Connection and Blessing (first half of Ps 24)

This meditation (7 minutes) is based on verses 3-6 of Psalm 24, which are cited below.  I have highlighted the phrases that are key to the meditation. Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? (mi ya’aleh behar Hashem) Who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart (bar levav), who

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Meditation: Ki Atah Imadi — For You are With Me (Ps 23:4)

Try this meditation to relax you and help you bring a sense of divine presence inside you (7 minutes).  The meditation is based on the words כי אתה עמדי, “For You are with me” from Mizmor LeDavid (Ps 23:4).

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