Yosef has a difficult life, but he doesn’t seem to suffer through it like his father Yaakov. He seems to ride the up and down waves with equanimity, balance and steadiness. In this meditation, we explore this capacity of Yosef’s and try it on for ourselves, looking at Yosef’s trust and sense of perpetual connection […]
MEDITATION: Learning To Surf Like Yosef (Parashat Vayeshev) Read More »
I claim my right to be blessed. This is the hutzpah of knowing the truth of God’s love for you. (Click image to read more)
ESSAY: From Hiding To Standing Tall (Parashat Vayishlach) Read More »
We can, like Yaakov, move out of hiding to step into our own larger Yisrael self, to feel our own power, strength, confidence and divine essence. (Click image to read more and to listen)
MEDITATION: Coming Into Our Own “Yisrael” Power (Parashat Vayishlach) Read More »
How do we attain true divine blessing? There is a lot of grasping and chasing after blessing in this parsha, but there is also another model . . . (Click image to read more)
ESSAY: Planting Seeds: An Alternative To Chasing After Blessing (Parashat Toldot) Read More »
How do we attain true divine blessing — by grasping and chasing or by planting and trusting? (Click here to read more and listen)
MEDITATION: On Planting Seeds and Receiving Blessing (Parashat Toldot) Read More »
When the world around us becomes full of very real, concrete and seemingly irresolvable conflict, we need to spend some time in this sanctuary and remember the miraculous. (Click here to read more)
ESSAY: Entering the Sanctuary of Sarah’s Tent (Parashat Chayei Sarah) Read More »
We enter into the sanctuary created by Sarah inside ourselves, finding our own comfort and hope and a renewed capacity for love. (Click image to read more and listen)
MEDITATION: Entering the Sanctuary of Sarah’s Tent (Parashat Chayei Sarah) 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 »
Hagar names God, a radically intimate and empowered act. What name would you give God? (Click image to read more)
QUICK THOUGHT: Naming God (Parashat Lech Lecha) Read More »