Tetzaveh, תְּצַוֶּה You Shall Command 27:20-30:10
If God is willing to stay with me, who am I to abandon myself? At the start of our parsha, there is a command to bring oil for lighting the Ner Tamid, the “eternal light,” each evening to last through the night (Exodus 27:20). Tamid means doing something regularly, consistently, dependably, with constancy. Always there. […]
ESSAY: God’s Steady Ner Tamid Presence — And Our Own (Parashat Tetzaveh) Read More »
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
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Whom do you carry on your shoulders and in your heart? Here is what is different about how the Kohen Gadol did it . . . (Click image to read more)
ESSAY: Carrying Others In Our Heart The Way The High Priest Does (Parashat Tetzaveh) Read More »
Whom do you carry on your shoulders and on your heart? (Click image to read more and listen)
We need to absorb some of this “on its own” energy, the sense that everything will unfold on its own, just as it should, beautifully, if we will only allow it to, if we can only do what Moshe did . . . (Click image to read more)
WOW (Word of the Week): מאליה, “on its Own” (Parashat Tetzaveh) Read More »
In this meditation, we work together to access the Ner Tamid (eternal light) inside us, to feel its glow spread through us, to know its steadfastness, and to spread its light to the other parts of us that are needing light. Photo by Pixabay at Pexels
MEDITATION: Our Inner Ner Tamid, Eternal Light (Parashat Tetzaveh) Read More »