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 […]
MEDITATION: On Self Doubt And Letting God In To Do The Work (Parashat Shemot) Read More »
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
MEDITATION: Reaching the Deep Well of Your Own Heart (Parashat Vayigash) Read More »
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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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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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 »