Vayeira, וַיֵּרָא
And He Appeared
18:1-22:24
In a world where the promised blessings seem not yet to have fully arrived, be the blessing you want to see. Be the love. Be the kindness. Be the blessing. (Click image to read more)
ESSAY: Grounding in Faith in an Unredeemed World (Parashat Vayera) Read More »
God’s blessings, when and if they come to Avraham, do not come easily or quickly, but with much disruption and uncertainty. The land he is promised has famine and war, and the children he is promised are slow in coming and then threatened to be taken away. It often does look to us like God’s
MEDITATION: Grounding In Faith In An Unredeemed World (Parashat Vayera) Read More »
I was distracted by worry, but I’m back now, right here with you. (Click image to read more)
ESSAY: The Stance of “Hineni”: Here I Am (Parashat Vayera) 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 »
Like Hagar and Avraham, we are blind until God opens our eyes to see that everything we need is right here. (Click image to read more)
MEDITATION: Opening Our Eyes (Parashat Vayera) Read More »
Our first hearing of God is invariably harsh. (Click image to read more)
POEM: Unbinding (Parashat Vayera) Read More »
Surely the first visitor who arrived and was welcomed in was the pain itself. (Click image to read more)
In this meditation, we bring Avraham’s spirit of hospitality inside and explore what it means to really open to and welcome any emotional visitors that stand at our doorway. (Click image to listen)
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When God appears to Avraham in the beginning of this week’s parsha, what is Avraham doing? He is yoshev petah ha’ohel , “sitting in the opening of the tent,” ready to greet and welcome and honor whoever happens to come by. He sits in a posture of openness towards the world; if war comes,
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