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 […]
MEDITATION: Learning To Surf Like Yosef (Parashat Vayeshev) Read More »
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)
MEDITATION: Coming Into Our Own “Yisrael” Power (Parashat Vayishlach) Read More »
How do we attain true divine blessing — by grasping and chasing or by planting and trusting? (Click here to read more and listen)
MEDITATION: On Planting Seeds and Receiving Blessing (Parashat Toldot) Read More »
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)
MEDITATION: Entering the Sanctuary of Sarah’s Tent (Parashat Chayei Sarah) Read More »
“Hineni” is a way of living into your fullest possible self in this present moment. (Click image to read more and to listen)
MEDITATION: The Stance of “Hineni”: Here I am (Parashat Vayera) Read More »
In her suffering, Hagar has an experience of God in the desert that fortifies her to return to her life. How can we, too, be strengthened? (Click image to read more)
MEDITATION: The God Who Sees My Suffering (Parashat Lech Lecha) Read More »
During the flood, Noah and his family spent their time taking care of the many varied needs of the animals in the ark. They rode through a sea of death and destruction in a vehicle of kindness. In this meditation, we consider this story as a model for our own beleaguered state of being, and
MEDITATION: An Ark of Kindness Through a Flood of Violence (Parashat Noah) Read More »
Together we create inside us a collective and personal space that can hold what is difficult in this moment. (Click image to read more)
MEDITATION: Inner Resourcing For Difficult Times (Parashat Breishit) Read More »
What we find is a God who is steady with us through it all, patiently waiting for us to realize how much we are loved. (Click image to read more and listen)
MEDITATION: Day of Love, Not Judgment (Yom Kippur) Read More »
In this meditation, we focus on one moment in the story of the Akedah, the moment when Avraham hears God’s second call and pivots, deciding not to offer his son up as a sacrifice. (Click image to read more)
MEDITATION: Avraham’s (And Our) Moment of Pivoting (Rosh Hashanah) Read More »