Let us give thanks for the Omer journey of 5779, for all that was experienced and discovered.
Read MoreThe choices we make, the ways we treat each other, the ways we interact with the natural world, have consequences that extend far beyond our own lifetime.
Read MoreMay we pause in gratitude today, noticing the presence of the Mystery within all.
Read MoreWith Rabbi Yael Levy of A Way In Jewish Mindfulness Organization, we welcome the month of Iyar. Iyar is the month of second chances.
Read MoreYou Shall Be Holy:
Live in reverent relationship with the earth and all beings.
Treat everyone with dignity, fairness and care.
See the good.
Read MoreGevurah urges us to consider the power of restraint and to wonder about limits we can engage with that will calm our minds and nourish our souls.
Read MoreThis Pesach Shabbat may we rest in the beauty of the world blossoming.
May the green buds and the flowers shining yellow, pink and red give us hope.
Read MoreMay we release all that has kept us bound. May we know our connection with all life. And as we listen to the cries for freedom that sound throughout the world, may we hear them as our own.
Read MoreEach Season has its call,
Each Festival has its light
That shines from the depths
Of the mystery.
Read MoreAs the earth continues to guide us into spring
The month of Nisan arrives and calls:
Grow, Blossom, Become.
Read MoreDuring Passover we are urged to feel as if we too are being brought out of bondage into an expanse of freedom and possibility. We are called to soften our hearts so we can hear and respond to the cries of each other.
Read MoreMay all that has been explored, discovered and revealed through these months of Adar be of benefit and blessing for all.
Read MoreBe aware of what you take into your body, through the foods you eat, the news you consume, the people and situations with which you engage.
Read MoreAdar can demand a lot of one’s body, mind and spirit. These months can shake us to the core by challenging our habits and beliefs, by questioning the roles and limits that define us and by demanding that we face our vulnerabilities and fears.
Read MoreWho knows? Perhaps it was for this very reason we were brought into the world.
Read MoreAs we reach this third week of Adar Sheni, we return to wondering about time—asking ourselves to notice how much time we spend in the present moment and how much time we spend turning toward the past or reaching into the future.
Read MoreAdar Sheni challenges us to notice the masks we put on to appear acceptable to ourselves and others and to perhaps let these masks fall away allowing ourselves to be revealed in more of our fullness.
Read MoreMay the mighty winds of this time bring blessings of transformation and renewal.
Read MoreThe Mystery is Transformation, the Infinite responds in the moment we call. (Psalm 20:10)
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