Eclectic Cleric

Remove the Rind, Eat the Fruit

This meditation operates on three levels: our external boundaries, our internal resistances, and the authentic wholeness we have to offer the world. Based in the mystical, Kabbalistic practice of a meal for the Trees' New Year, explore how you can grow, just as a tree gives forth fruit.

 

Light & Dark

"Mysteries of Art & Faith"

This talk explores the ways in which artists share light, combat darkness, and offer attention.

Parashat Bo: Exodus Exodus 10:1 - 13:16

January 19, 2024

 

Bedtime Ritual XXXIII

Prep for bed, get cozy, settle in and start this meditation designed to help you fall asleep peacefully. Based on the Jewish ritual before bed, I translate and interpret the prayers for everyone to use and sleep soundly. (Recorded January 21, 2024)

This Magic Moment

You cannot spend time, only use it wisely. The sages teach that time was God's first blessing. Let's try to examine five moments, each with its own sensations, teachings, and experience. Be in touch with the present.

New Horizons

Recorded at the turning of the year, this brief, simple meditation encourages you to slow down yet expand the possibilities for time ahead. Envisioning an open horizon, discover where your future might lead. All options are open!

The Artist, the Prophet, and the Shepherd

"Mysteries of Art & Faith," January 5, 2024 (Parashat Shemot: Exodus 1:1 - 6:1)

Bedtime Ritual XXXII

Get ready for bed: make yourself comfortable in your most cozy space - adjust the temperature and blankets, then join me in the Jewish ritual before bed. I'll interpret it in a way for everyone to use. Sleep soundly!

The Omniscient Narrator

To gain perspective, step outside yourself and become the Omniscient Narrator in your life. Learn to see, witness, and describe yourself dispassionately yet with generous awareness.

Reveal, Live, Sustain

Inspired by Joseph's title as Vizier of Egypt (Genesis 41:45), Zophenat Paneach, which variously means "revealer of hidden things"; “God speaks; he lives”; or “the creator / sustainer of life.”

Bedtime Ritual XXXI

Get ready for bed: make yourself comfortable in your most cozy space - adjust the temperature and blankets, then join me in the Jewish ritual before bed. I'll interpret it in a way for everyone to use. Sleep soundly! (Recorded December 12, 2023)