Parsha

MEDITATION: Miriam And Her (Marginalized) Song of Empowerment (Parashat Beshalach)

/ Beshalach, בְּשַׁלַּח, Meditations

In this meditation, we take a close look at the way the Torah describes the women’s song and dance led by Miriam, feeling into aspects of both marginalization and ultimate empowerment in the Torah and in ourselves. We explore in our own bodies Miriam’s radical and deeply feminine way of leading and being and worshiping […]

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ESSAY: On The (Uncomfortable) Growth Process In Egypt And In Ourselves (Parashat Bo)

/ Bo

“The stimulus for the lobster to grow is to feel uncomfortable. ” (Click image to read more)

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MEDITATION: On The (Uncomfortable) Growth Process In Egypt and In Ourselves (Parashat Bo)

/ Bo, Meditations

The plagues escalate until finally, Pharaoh lets the people go. In this meditation, we take the whole scene inside, finding our own inner “children of Israel” part, the locked away hurt inner child who longs to be set free, as well as our own Pharaoh part who acts as a harsh inner guard to shut

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ESSAY: When We Are Closed — Learning to Breathe (Parashat Va’era)

/ Va'era, וָאֵרָא

The Israelites could not hear Moshe because of “kotzer ruah,” shortness of breath. How do we learn to breathe deeply and let God in? (Click image to read more)

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MEDITATION: When We Are Closed — Learning To Breathe (Parashat Va’era)

/ Va'era, וָאֵרָא, Meditations

The Israelites could not hear Moshe because of “kotzer ruah,” shortness of breath. How do we learn to breathe deeply and let God in? (Click image to read more)

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ESSAY: On Self Doubt And Letting God In To Do The Work (Parashat Shemot)

/ Shemot, שְׁמוֹת

When God first invites Moshe to this new project of redemption, Moshe has a lot of self doubt and objections. But God stays steady and helps him see that ultimately it is not these doubting human parts that will do the job, but God working through Moshe.  What would it mean for us to let

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MEDITATION: On Self Doubt And Letting God In To Do The Work (Parashat Shemot)

/ Shemot, שְׁמוֹת, Meditations

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

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ESSAY: Underneath The Harshness — Reaching The Deep Well of Your Own Heart (Parashat Vayigash)

/ Vayigash, וַיִּגַּשׁ

This is what Yehudah did — he tied word to word and reached down into Yosef’s depths and found those good cool waters. (Click on image to read more)

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MEDITATION: Reaching the Deep Well of Your Own Heart (Parashat Vayigash)

/ Meditations, Vayigash, וַיִּגַּשׁ

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

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ESSAY: Learning To Surf Like Yosef (Parashat Vayeshev)

/ Vayeshev, וַיֵּשֶׁב

Yosef has a difficult life, but he doesn’t seem to suffer through it like his father Yaakov.  He seems to ride the ups and downs with equanimity, grace and success.    How We Navigate the Pits Consider the image of the pit.  Yosef is thrown into the pit first by his brothers and later by Potiphar,

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