Teachings Archive

Vayera: To Be Seen

What would it mean to open ourselves to being seen?

Being seen for who we are in our glory,

In our beauty, in our brokenness,

In our pain?

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InNovember 2, 2017

Standing in the Light of Yom Kippur

We call on the heavens and the earth.

We call on each other, sacred companions on the journey,

And we ask for help and we ask for guidance.

Weekly Torah, Weekly FocusAway InSeptember 28, 2017Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashana

Shabbat Intentions for the Fourth Week of Elul

We stand here today, in this very moment,

With all those we love,

With all those with whom we joyfully share this passage through life.

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InSeptember 18, 2017Elul

Shabbat Intentions for the Third Week of Elul

During this third week of Elul may the calls of teshuvah find us, and with honesty and grace may we examine our hearts and souls.

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InSeptember 11, 2017Shabbat, Elul

Shabbat Teaching for the First Week of Elul

May we make amends for the ways in which we failed to act with love and compassion.

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InAugust 24, 2017Elul

Shabbat Intention: A Teaching for Re'eh

You know I am here,

Always. Forever.

Hidden inside the blessing and curse.

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InAugust 17, 2017Fire

Shabbat Intention: A Teaching for Ekev

Live with awe,

Walk with integrity,

Love well,

Be of service,

And step forward into the Mystery with all your heart and soul.

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InAugust 10, 2017Fire

Shabbat Intention: A Teaching for Veetchenan

Upon the mountain,

In the midst of fire,

We heard the One.

Weekly Torah, Weekly FocusAway InAugust 4, 2017Fire

Listen

The world is waiting for us
To mend the brokenness.

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InJuly 27, 2017Tisha B'Av

Evening Forgiveness

Weekly Torah, Weekly FocusAway InJuly 9, 2017

The Unfolding of All Life

How great is the unfolding of all life, how deep the mystery.

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InJuly 2, 2017Fire

Infinite Unfolding

Listen, pay attention: the Infinite Unfolding, in all its diversity, the Infinite Unfolding is One.

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InJune 25, 2017

Body and Breath

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InJune 18, 2017

Pausing in Awe and Wonder

Once a day, as we eat something that comes from trees or the earth, we pause, examine its shape, color and texture, smell its fragrance and invite ourselves to wonder at the miracles of creation.

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InJune 11, 2017Fire

Tending the Fires of Devotion

I am grateful. I stand in relationship with the spirit of all life.
You have returned my soul to me. Great is your faith in me.

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InJune 4, 2017Fire

In Honor of the Week of Shechina/Malchut

As we come to this last week of the Omer, we remind ourselves that Divinity exists within all creatures, within all creation. And the Infinite seeks to come into the world through us.

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InMay 28, 2017

Week 6 - Week of Yesod: Foundation, Connection

This sixth week of the Omer, Yesod, calls us to align with the roots of our souls. Yesod directs our attention to our foundations and our truths.

Weekly Torah, Weekly FocusAway InMay 21, 2017

Week of Hod: Presence, Gratitude

This week of the Omer, Hod, calls us to pause and notice where we are on our journeys. It urges us to stand still for a moment, to practice patience and set an intention to let things unfold in their own time.

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InMay 14, 2017Hod