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Toledot (Genesis 25:19 - 28:9)

The family saga that begins with Abraham continues in this parashah with the drama of Isaac, his wife, Rebecca, and their two sons, Esau and Jacob. Each of the characters presents aspects of the spiritual journey in which we are all involved. We are on a journey of self-discovery and self-recovery, seeking to remember a more inclusive Identity behind the personality with which we encounter each other and our world.

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Lech L'cha (Genesis 12:1 - 17:27)

This is the parashah in which Abram becomes Abraham (17:5), some time after he receives his initial Call (12:1). His experience provides the paradigm for the inner invitation urging us to engage in the spiritual journey. He is told to leave the security of his current identity, to release his hold on his current world and his world's hold on him. The true spiritual journey begins with this kind of letting go.

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High Holy Days

Days of Holiness
Spirituality is only real when it is lived. In the rush of our lives, we tend to lose sight of the Holy because there is too much else that draws our attention and our energies. We might speak our spirituality, but we rarely take the time to meet it. So each spiritual tradition draws our remembering through a yearly rhythm of ritual. In the Jewish tradition, High Holyday observances call us to this deeper awareness each fall. (Click for full article)


To Forgive, Not Forget
There will come a time when heart patients will be advised, along with their medications, dietary changes and exercise regimes, to release the resentments that have built up like rigid shells around their hearts. They will be told to practice forgiveness in order to free themselves from feelings that constrict not only their psychological health but their physical health. (Click for full article)


A Year of Blessing
As we begin to step into a new year, we have a special opportunity to bring blessing into our world. Blessing the year that has been and blessing the year about to be creates the foundation for a radical spiritual awakening. So we seek to open our hearts and meet this moment with open-hearted blessing. We seek to say, "Yes!" to that which meets us. We seek to say "Amen!" to that which has been. We dare to say "Welcome!" to that which is awakening. (Click for full article)

Past Articles


• Is Peace Possible?
• Sh'ma...Life At It's Highest
• The Royal Road of Meditation
• The Most Important Teaching?



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