lovingkindness

#AskTheRabbi COVID-19

I’ve been asked a lot of questions about how to navigate this time we are in of such great uncertainty. Some people are experiencing extreme or mild anxiety. Others feel bored, and others have suddenly so many online opportunities to learn and connect that they are having a hard time choosing. Other people feel beset …

Love Yourself On The Way To Wholeness

High Holy Day Soul Work, Part 5 As Rosh Hashanah comes closer, our prayers become more urgent, because ready or not, the holy days are upon us. We reflect more deeply on our misdeeds of the past year, and where we have fallen short of being our best selves. Part of the powerful ritual we …

Add Kindness To This World Today

When the world at large feels harsh, you have a choice. You can either amplify that energy, or you can add kindness. This week has been filled with ugly racism, directed to people who have given their lives to public service. We have read about citizens and children treated inhumanely at our border. We even …

Is Jewish Mindfulness A Trend?

Why is “mindfulness” is such a big deal right now? IT’S NOT JUST A TREND. In our crammed, overloaded, overly-busy lives, mindfulness offers us a way to calm down, pause, and take a breath.  Whether with meditation or yoga or prayer or singing or walking in nature, mindfulness practices provide ways to live consciously and …

a mindful summer: a soul-soothing approach to jewish spirituality

Bring spiritual awareness to your days as you move through summer.  This 4-session webinar series is about finding ways to imbue every day with gratitude, presence, and lovingkindness.   You will learn simple practices that you can start doing immediately to make this summer a restful place of delight. We will focus on these four …

Practicing Self-Compassion Daily

Practicing bringing love and blessing and compassion to our own selves is a daily inside workout.  These four phrases help remind us what’s involved:

Lovingkindness (Chesed) Practices and Resources

Judaism holds that the world was built with chesed (lovingkindness) We read in Psalms: Olam Chesed Yibaneh עוֹלָם, חֶסֶד יִבָּנֶה (The world is build with chesed*) Psalm 89:3.  Our entire world is not only built with chesed but continually sustained our acts in the world. A few weeks ago, in our Hineni community, I taught …

Blessing Practice

As we begin to turn toward the season of forgiveness, for ourselves and others, there are several practices, we can learn that help soften our souls.  

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