Healing at the Core

As we turn toward the month of Av,
With the brokenness of the world revealed,
We can find among the fragments
Paths of healings.

Ways to care for the torn heart, the ravaged spirit
Ways to help mend,
And renew the sacred, the good, the just.

 
The message that is it impossible,
That there is nothing we can do,
Is part of the brokenness.
And it keeps us divided and small.

Everyday we can mend,

         As we act with love and practice compassion,

        As we offer thanks and see beauty,

         As we allow sadness and pain,

         As we reach out to each other, asking for help, offering support,

         As we recognize and honor what is ours to give.

Everyday we can mend

As we return again and again to kindness, patience and care.

Brokenness is at the core of creation.
And so is the potential to heal and to mend.

Let us offer our broken and willing hearts
For the sake of each other and all life.

Hodesh Tov, Blessings for the month of Av

Shalom,
Rabbi Yael

This Week's Audio Teachings

Morning Meditation Sit
Rabbi Yael is traveling so there are no live meditations in July. Listen to an archive recording from the first week of Av 5779. Live Meditation Sits will resume next week on August 4, 2022, 8AM Eastern.

Torah Study

Matot-Massei

Looking toward the Hebrew month of Av, Kohenet Bayta Diamond guides the community into the end of the Book of B’midbar.

Listen on Soundcloud or on the A Way In website.