Meditations

MEDITATION: Miriam And Her (Marginalized) Song of Empowerment (Parashat Beshalach)

/ Beshalach, בְּשַׁלַּח, Meditations

In this meditation, we take a close look at the way the Torah describes the women’s song and dance led by Miriam, feeling into aspects of both marginalization and ultimate empowerment in the Torah and in ourselves. We explore in our own bodies Miriam’s radical and deeply feminine way of leading and being and worshiping […]

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MEDITATION: On The (Uncomfortable) Growth Process In Egypt and In Ourselves (Parashat Bo)

/ Bo, Meditations

The plagues escalate until finally, Pharaoh lets the people go. In this meditation, we take the whole scene inside, finding our own inner “children of Israel” part, the locked away hurt inner child who longs to be set free, as well as our own Pharaoh part who acts as a harsh inner guard to shut

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MEDITATION: When We Are Closed — Learning To Breathe (Parashat Va’era)

/ Va'era, וָאֵרָא, Meditations

The Israelites could not hear Moshe because of “kotzer ruah,” shortness of breath. How do we learn to breathe deeply and let God in? (Click image to read more)

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MEDITATION: On Self Doubt And Letting God In To Do The Work (Parashat Shemot)

/ Shemot, שְׁמוֹת, Meditations

When God first invites Moshe to this new project of redemption, Moshe has a lot of objections. God stays stead with Moshe and helps him see that ultimately it is not these doubting human parts that will do the job, but God working through Moshe. In this meditation, we come into contact without own doubts

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MEDITATION: Reaching the Deep Well of Your Own Heart (Parashat Vayigash)

/ Meditations, Vayigash, וַיִּגַּשׁ

At a critical moment, Yehudah steps into the breach and cracks Yosef wide open with his words. There is a midrash that compares this scene to a deep well of fresh, cool waters that no one could reach until one person — Yehudah — ties thread to thread to weave a long rope that can

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MEDITATION: Entering the Magical Kingdom (Chanukah)

/ Chanukah, Meditations

They thought the jug did not have enough oil to last more than one day. We have this pervasive sense of not enoughness about many things — time, space, resources, love — and on one level, the concrete, rational level of counting and figuring things out and knowing, there is truth to our assessments, to

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MEDITATION: Learning To Surf Like Yosef (Parashat Vayeshev)

/ Meditations, Vayeshev, וַיֵּשֶׁב

Yosef has a difficult life, but he doesn’t seem to suffer through it like his father Yaakov. He seems to ride the up and down waves with equanimity, balance and steadiness. In this meditation, we explore this capacity of Yosef’s and try it on for ourselves, looking at Yosef’s trust and sense of perpetual connection

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MEDITATION: Coming Into Our Own “Yisrael” Power (Parashat Vayishlach)

/ Meditations, Vayishlach, וַיִּשְׁלַח

We can, like Yaakov, move out of hiding to step into our own larger Yisrael self, to feel our own power, strength, confidence and divine essence. (Click image to read more and to listen)

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MEDITATION: On Planting Seeds and Receiving Blessing (Parashat Toldot)

/ Meditations, Toldot, תּוֹלְדֹת

How do we attain true divine blessing — by grasping and chasing or by planting and trusting? (Click here to read more and listen)

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MEDITATION: Entering the Sanctuary of Sarah’s Tent (Parashat Chayei Sarah)

/ Chayei Sarah, חַיֵּי שָׂרָה, Meditations

We enter into the sanctuary created by Sarah inside ourselves, finding our own comfort and hope and a renewed capacity for love. (Click image to read more and listen)

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