With all that is happening in our country and our world, it is easy for us to get into the habit of hardening our own hearts, making it more difficult to respond to each other with patience, love and understanding.
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The fire is lit.
The altar is set.
And it is not easy to let go of habits,
Thoughts, stories and patterns,
Even when they no longer serve.
As the book of Exodus draws to a close, the work of the Miskhan, the sacred dwelling, is complete.
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Who knows? Perhaps it was for this very moment we were brought into the world.
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I place upon my heart the intention to seek the ner tamid, the always light hidden deep within the brokenness.
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Make for me a place that I may dwell within you
Make for me a place that I may dwell among you.
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Tonight (February 14), we welcome the month of Adar, the month that brings Purim, the holiday of transformation and possibility.
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I am wherever you notice me.
See me and live.
Standing at the foot of a mountain filled with flame,
We listened to the One reverberate in our hearts.
And the people did journey.
They journeyed across the sea.
But first they journeyed into themselves.
We step into the dark to arrive to a new day.
May we take each other’s hands
And let the bonds of relationship and commitment
Guide our way.
The road is long, wide and narrow,
The signs sometimes treacherous and frightening.
But I am here,
And will be forever.
In this video, Rabbi Yael Levy, founder of A Way In Jewish Mindfulness Organization, speaks about "What is Jewish Mindfulness?"
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May it be a year of mending and healing, a year of strength and courage, a year of devotion and love. Let us rise together for the well-being of each other, our country and the planet.
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Sometimes our speech flows easily and our words carry clarity and insight. Other times there are no phrases that can offer comfort or understanding and we stand mute in the face of all that transpires.
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Joseph reminds us that our lives take shape beyond anything we will ever understand.
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Let us be inspired to continue to rise, amid the ruin and the rubble, and let us light the flames for goodness, for justice, for the health of the planet and the dignity of all.
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As we come to the eighth and final night of Chanukah and the fullness of the light, we rededicate ourselves to living and acting in alignment with our highest values.
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Naming and noticing moments of joy, finding reasons to celebrate, joining in laughter and play strengthens and renews us.
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