Parsha

MEDITATION: Standing Strong Like the Daughters of Tzelafchad (Parashat Pinchas)

/ Meditations, Pinchas, פִּינְחָס

In this meditation, we look to the daughters of Tzelafchad — who petitioned and won the right to inherit land — as models of empowerment and agency. We consider their movements, first circling inward and then standing with integrity before others, and we remember God’s supportive ken, “yes” to their self reclamation and to ours. […]

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ESSAY: Listening to The Pain, Listening to Our Donkey Part (Parashat Balak)

/ Balak, בָּלָק

What happens when we are not aligned with our divine purpose? The story of Balaam and the donkey shows us. (Click image to read more)

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MEDITATION: Listening to the Pain, Listening to Our Donkey Part (Parashat Balak)

/ Meditations, Balak, בָּלָק

We are sent angels — signs and symptoms, obstacles and experiences of pain — along our journey to help guide us to the path of blessing (not curse) for which we were created. In this meditation, we practice listening to these angels. (Click image to read more and listen)

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ESSAY: On Ben Pelet, The Sons of Korach, and Our Capacity to Change (Parashat Korach)

/ Korach, קֹרַח

God made us able to change and heal and make different choices. History is not destiny. (Click image to read more)

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MEDITATION: On Ben Pelet, The Sons of Korach and Our Capacity to Change (Parashat Korach)

/ Korach, קֹרַח, Meditations

Though difficult, change is possible when we listen to our heart’s whisper. (Click image to read more and listen)

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ESSAY: Looking Inwards Instead of Outwards (Parashat Shelach)

/ Shelach, שְׁלַח-לְךָ

Don’t compare yourself and feel like a grasshopper. Look inward and remember who you truly are. (Based on the story of the spies and the mitzvah of tzitzit) Click on image to read more.

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MEDITATION: Looking Inwards Instead of Outwards (Parashat Shelach)

/ Shelach, שְׁלַח-לְךָ, Meditations

Through the story of the spies and the mitzvah of tzitzit, we notice our tendency to compare ourselves to one another and practice looking inward instead, knowing our own completeness. (Click on image to read more and listen)

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ESSAY: A Sabbatical for Our Strivers (Parashat Behar)

/ Behar, בְּהַר

The central commandment of the shmita year is to not work your land.  What if we apply this sabbatical concept to our internal work and take a break from working our process, from tilling our own internal landscape?   Consider what is prohibited on the shmita year – no sowing, planting, pruning, harvesting, or cultivating the

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MEDITATION: Taking A Sabbatical From Our Inner Work (Parashat Behar)

/ Meditations, Behar, בְּהַר

In this meditation, we look at the laws of the shmita or sabbatical year — abstaining from growth-promoting work on the land– in relation to our inner work on ourselves. We notice our strong tendency to strive, and we explore ways of relaxing into the divine abundance that nourishes and heals us without our effort,

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ESSAY: On “Sefirah” and the Growth Process (Parashat Emor)

/ Emor, אֱמֹר

AT the end of this period, the Torah says — bring close a new gift to God. We ourselves are that something new. (Click image to read more)

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