Tonight we light the 6th candle of Hanukkah. And it is also Shabbat, the day of rest. We light the menorah first, and then our Shabbat candles. The question for tonight is: Can you name 6 things that help you rest or stop or take a needed breath? As my teacher Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg teaches about the Sabbath - "Pausing is not an option. Pausing is Continue Reading
Hope Is In The Air
Bones longing for a rest, Breath waiting to exhale, Shoulders craving to relax, Belly hungry to unclench. Five years of waking up anxious, Guiding myself to count three grateful things Before I turn to the always “breaking news” Of another tear in the fabric of all I hold dear. In January of 2020, Determined to Continue Reading
Lay Your Burdens Down For One Day
We are in this time that may seem like one long break. We are not carrying the same, everyday concerns of our previous, before-pandemic lives, but most of us have certainly claimed new worries and anxieties: Grief from the tens of thousands of losses, heart-breaking stories of frontline health workers and other essential people risking their lives, Continue Reading
Shabbat is The Day We Let Go of the Illusion…
Shabbat is the day we let go of the illusion that we are in control. We accept the world as it is given, rather than trying to mold it to our wishes. We are free to impose our will by DO-ing six days of the week. On the seventh day, Shabbat, we are supposed to take a breath and just BE. I love Rabbi Alan Lew's teaching that on Shabbat, God takes a breath. Continue Reading
