In this meditation, we look at the mitzvah of helping someone lift up their fallen donkey, considering carefully the words hakem takim imo which mean “you shall surely lift up with him” (Deutonormy 22:5). Rashi explains that “with him” means only if he participates, and this is our jumping off point for considering how it […]
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Staying present and true to God in you. That is all. What happens next is not your business. (Click image to read more)
ESSAY: Be Yourself No Matter What They Say (Parashat Shoftim) Read More »
In this meditation we explore the verse Tamim tihiyeh im Hashem Elokeha (Deuteronomy 18:13), “Be wholehearted with Hashem your God” as an instruction to give yourself over completely to the simple but not easy task of being true to yourself and to God in you at all moments. We consider the stress of constant worry
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God rejoices when we do this work, when we reclaim our space and our voice, our strength and our confidence. (Click image to read more)
ESSAY: God Says Yes To you (Parashat Pinchas) Read More »
In this meditation, we look at the story of the daughters of Tzelafchad and consider the courage that it took to stand up and say their piece. We feel into our own conditioning into silence and the possibility of stepping forward and of God’s great rejoicing when we do, tasting the resounding “yes” that God
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How do we cultivate a sense of boundaries and wholeness in and of ourselves, and learn to move into relationship from that place? (Click image to read more)
ESSAY: Staying In Your Own Tent (Parashat Balak) Read More »
We actually want to give, were born to give, and when allowed to do so freely, our gifts arise on their own and flow like water. (Click image to read more)
ESSAY: Not Forcing (Parashat Chukat) Read More »
In this meditation we look at the difference between God’s vision of how to get water from a rock and Moshe’s vision, the one being relational and honoring, allowing a process to unfold, and the other using aggression and force (Numbers 20:7-13). We consider how these processes apply to us internally and externally in our
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What is the alternative to Korach’s mentality of comparison and discontent? Going back to Yaakov, we find an answer. (Click here to read more)
ESSAY: Knowing Our Own Wholeness (Parashat Korach) Read More »
In this meditation we explore the mentality of comparison and evaluation that leads to Korach’s envy and our own, and then we look to the much earlier Yaakov’s yesh li kol, “I have all,” meaning “I have everything I need” as an alternative orientation that allows the divine to fill us up and help us
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