Mishkan Ga’avah: Where Pride Dwells

Episode 49: Mishkan Ga’avah: Where Pride Dwells

There are so many ways to open up prayer. The most effective, and most important, is to connect deeply to one’s own life, one’s own heart, and to see oneself. From that clear seeing — or the desire to do so — we can express our deepest desires, most overwhelming fears, greatest joys, and significant commitments. That has inspired the flourishing of prayer in the LGBTQ+ community, which does not often see itself in traditional Jewish prayers. Rabbi Denise Eger introduces us to the richness of this prayer tradition in Mishkan Ga’avah: Where Pride Dwells, A Celebration of LGBTQ Jewish Life and Ritual.
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25-25-50 Meditation

Episode 48: 25-25-50 Meditation

Do you think you could have an “I-Thou” connection to a tree? Well, not sitting in your house you can’t! And, likely just walking up to a tree and saying “HI” won’t work either. Rabbi Mike Comins offers us a practice to help us cultivate our capacity to be outdoors and really BE there, perhaps ultimately to meet it as a “Thou”.
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Amen: Seeking Presence with Prayer, Poetry, and Mindfulness Practice

Episode 45: Amen: Seeking Presence with Prayer, Poetry, and Mindfulness Practice

Is prayer poetry? Is poetry prayer? What is the orientation of mind and heart that one needs to bring to be able to do one, the other, or both? Rabbi Karyn Kedar — author, poet, spiritual director, and IJS alumna — invites us into her investigation of these questions through her recent book.
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