A few days ago, I was asked by my dear friend Sarit Rogers (a talented photographer, yoga teacher and all around beautiful human being) to be a guest on a radio show. The next day. Ok, I said. I met Sarit and family at a baby naming I was officiating (she was the photographer) and we immediately connected. Heart-wise. Sarit shared with me her vision Continue Reading
“We Come Upon an Oasis” in our Journey of the Soul
Journey of the Soul: Making the Omer Count 2015** Day 33 As evening falls, we may notice that as the sun sets, we, too, move into a new mode. We have been working so hard, haven’t we? Every day of this Journey of the Soul, we have walked deeper into the wilderness, confronted obstacles such as getting lost, and challenged ourselves with penetrating Continue Reading
When Finding the Right Word is Difficult & (another) Miracle on Facebook
I was preparing for my workshop this week called “Five Jewish Mindfulness Practices that Cultivate Wholeness.” The first category of discussion was going to be about what Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel called “radical amazement.” He writes, “Wonder, or radical amazement, is a way of going beyond what is given in thing and thought, refusing to take anything for Continue Reading
Walking the Jewish Spiritual Path: Sacred Texts, Poetry and Mindfulness Practices
starts Sunday April 19 3 Session Jewish Spiritual Journey Class with Rabbi Jill Zimmerman Sundays April 19, 26; May 3 9:45 am - 11:15 am Valley Village, CA (Temple Beth Hillel) We will focus on “journey.” This three session course is an opportunity to explore in more depth some of the central themes of journey: deciding to leave what is known, the Continue Reading
For the Women from Terezin and All Women Whose Food is Torah
This week, we commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. When we lived in Israel for a year, as part of my rabbinic training, I was asked to participate in a ceremony remembering the victims of the Holocaust. These ceremonies, many of which are centered around lighting 6 candles, one for each million people who perished, occur all over Israel. In Continue Reading
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