This week we acknowledge our gifts and talents. We acknowledge the goodness we bring into the world because of who we are.
Read MoreRaise up the light that shines always.
Cultivate a wise heart.
Act with the wisdom of the spirit.
Read MoreI live within the human heart, the Mystery exclaims. I am there in every crevice of creation.
Stop and notice me.
Read MoreHappy is the person whose path is aligned with the Highest Will.
Fulfilled is the person who is walking her true path.
Be Happy, Adar calls, because transformation is possible.
Read Moret’s Adar. Be Happy, the tradition calls. This perhaps creates the impression that happiness is something we can easily turn on and off, something that is accessible at all times.
Our experiences teach us that happiness is much more complicated than that.
Read MoreWe welcome the month of Adar, the month that brings Purim, the holiday of transformation and possibility.
Read MoreAs the month of Shevat turns into the month of Adar, we bow in the four directions, honoring and giving thanks to the Mysterious Unfolding of Creation.
Read MoreHaving stood at Sinai,
We turn and step forward into another beginning.
Who and What do we serve?
Read MoreAct with fairness, dignity and integrity in all matters with all people. (Exodus 23:2-3)
Read MoreDo not oppress the stranger, for you know the soul of the stranger. (Exodus 23:9)
Read MoreOur lives are often busy, complicated and demanding. We can so easily get distracted and forget why we are here.
Notice, the Mystery calls, I send messengers to guard you on your path and bring you to the place I have prepared. (Exodus 23:20)
Read MoreThe weeks’ Torah portion, Mishpatim, asks;
Who and what do we serve?
What do we raise up as having ultimate value?
What are the laws and rules that govern and guide our actions?
Read MoreThis week’s Torah portion, Yitro, brings forth the revelation at Sinai. Here is an interpretive translation of the Ten Utterances from Rabbi Yael Levy.
Read MoreIf you happen to be in Seattle next month, please join Rabbi Yael Levy at the Search For Meaning Festival on Saturday, February 25, 2017, for her talk "Living Fully as Things Pass."
Read MoreHalleluyah.
Read MoreIn the darkest time of the year, in many traditions throughout the world, we light flames to proclaim the power of the spirit to shine and reunite us in love, hope and generosity.
Read MoreToday, as we ready ourselves for what tomorrow will bring,
Let us be careful not to harden our hearts.
Let us share joys, express gratitude, and act with kindness and love.
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