Parsha

MEDITATION: Our Inner City of Refuge (Parashat Shoftim)

In this meditation, we work on finding and strengthening places of refuge inside us where there is forgiveness and atonement and healing, where we are held in all our imperfections and returned to a sense of belonging. Sources:Deuteronomy 19:1-8Rashi on Deuteronomy 19:3Psalm 27:4Maimonides, Laws of the Murderer and Loss of Life, 8: 5-6, 11Psalm 91:1Deuteronomy […]

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MEDITATION: Gathering In All Parts of You (Parashat Re’eh)

Again and again in this parsha, the Torah talks about gathering all the members of your household together to hamakom, to the place where God resides, and being sameach, joyful, there. In this meditation we work on gathering in all parts of ourselves to hamakom, to the place of inner divine spaciousness, inviting in each

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ESSAY: Filling Up With Divine Love (Parashat Eikev)

וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ וְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּ וּבֵֽרַכְתָּ֙
Opening, filling up and overflowing — becoming a channel for the divine flow of love in the universe. (Click image to read more)

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MEDITATION: Filling Up With Divine Love (Parashat Eikev)

In this meditation, we look at the phrase ואכלת ושבעת וברכת, “You shall eat and be satisfied and give thanks,” as a spiritual process of opening, filling up and overflowing with divine love. (Click image to read more)

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ESSAY: Holding On to the Connection (Parashat Va’etchanan and Tisha B’Av)

The captain of the ship said — grab hold of this rope and whatever you do, don’t let go of it. (Click image to read more)

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MEDITATION: Holding On to the Connection (Parashat Va’etchanan and Tisha B’Av)

Holding fast to our lifeline in times of trouble helps us stay afloat. (Click image to read more and to listen. )

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MEDITATION: Not Missing A Thing (Parashat Devarim)

What would it feel like to inhabit such an emotional space, where we really feel that nothing is lacking, that everything we need is right here? (Click image to read more and to listen)

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