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)
MEDITATION: When We Are Closed — Learning To Breathe (Parashat Va’era) Read More »
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
ESSAY: On Self Doubt And Letting God In To Do The Work (Parashat Shemot) Read More »
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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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)
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
MEDITATION: Reaching the Deep Well of Your Own Heart (Parashat Vayigash) Read More »
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,
ESSAY: Learning To Surf Like Yosef (Parashat Vayeshev) Read More »
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
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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 »