Tetzaveh 5775: Stones of Remembrance
This meditation is based on four lines in Tetazveh (Exodus 28:9-12) instructing the creation of two stone shoulder fasteners for the high priest’s Ephod (see postscript).…
Choosing to Heal
Sometimes, healing from pain and trauma is a matter of making a choice. Not an easy choice, by any means, but a simple one: to walk…
Terumah 5775: Tabernacle
In Terumah, this week’s Torah portion, we get the instructions for creating the Sanctuary, the portable structure that accompanied the Israelites as they wandered, including the…
Renewal
This simple meditation is a reminder that making space for spiritual renewal is vital to a life of love and service. Renewal Make for yourself A…
Mishpatim 5775: The Statutes of Heaven
There are 53 mitzvot in this week’s Torah reading, Mishpatim. This new meditation recognizes the breadth of these commandments while making several direct references to the…
For Druze Soldiers in the IDF
For the second time in two weeks, a Druze soldier was attacked while off duty for speaking Arabic. The Druze have had a distinguished military service…
Yitro 5775: G-d’s Voice
Together, standing at the foot of Mount Sinai, the Jewish people witness the moment when G-d descends to the mountaintop to enter into a covenant with…
Soul Shine
This new meditation is about allowing our souls to fill our hearts, to fill our minds and to fill our bodies with the radiance of heaven,…
Beshalach 5775: Miriam’s Word
Imagine what happens the moment after Miriam and the women finish their dance. Elated and exhausted from celebration, her people having crossed the sea into safety…
Yizkor after My Child’s Suicide
The loss of a child to suicide is a difficult and painful journey. This is another yizkor prayer focused on the circumstances surrounding the death of…