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Jewish Mindfulness

Meditations

Rabbi Yael Levy leads weekly Meditation Sits on Zoom offering her interpretations of Jewish teachings as guidance for mindfulness meditation. Thursday mornings from 8:00–8:30AM.

Rabbi Yael begins each Sit with a teaching drawn from Jewish text or inspired by the cycle of Jewish time, and it lasts for a half-hour. The Sit ends with a closing teaching or prayer. Meditating in silent companionship supports regular practice and helps participants to direct their hearts and the work of their hands.

Click the button for live Zoom instructions, or browse the archives with links to recordings below. Archive recordings of the Meditation Sits are also available on our Soundcloud Page.

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Morning Meditation Sit — Choose Life  —  Rosh Hashana 5780
Morning Meditation Sit — Choose Life — Rosh Hashana 5780

Choose life.

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Away InSeptember 25, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — Love and Forgiveness —  Elul Week 4
Morning Meditation Sit — Love and Forgiveness — Elul Week 4

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Away InSeptember 18, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — Second Chances —  Elul Week 3
Morning Meditation Sit — Second Chances — Elul Week 3

May we be blessed with love,

May we be blessed with peace,

May we be blessed with a clear connection.

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Away InSeptember 11, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — Take Notice —  Elul Week 2
Morning Meditation Sit — Take Notice — Elul Week 2

When have I been honest with myself and others even when it was difficult?

When was I dishonest because I felt fear or shame?

When did I hide from truths because I just couldn’t face them?

When was I surprised by truths I discovered?

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Away InSeptember 4, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — Let love be the guide —  Elul Week 1
Morning Meditation Sit — Let love be the guide — Elul Week 1

We begin the journey through Elul by asking ourselves:

What do we love and care about?

What is important to us?

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Away InAugust 29, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — Live in Awe —  Av Week 4
Morning Meditation Sit — Live in Awe — Av Week 4

All life is connected and our actions have consequences beyond anything we can ever see or know

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Away InAugust 21, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — Listen, Pay Attention —  Av Week 3
Morning Meditation Sit — Listen, Pay Attention — Av Week 3

We ready ourselves for the month of Av by acknowledging the pain and sadness of this time and turning our attention to all we love and value.

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Away InAugust 14, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — Not Hating those We Hate —  Av Week 2
Morning Meditation Sit — Not Hating those We Hate — Av Week 2

We ready ourselves for the month of Av by acknowledging the pain and sadness of this time and turning our attention to all we love and value.

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Away InAugust 7, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — Acknowledging Sadness —  Av Week 1
Morning Meditation Sit — Acknowledging Sadness — Av Week 1

We ready ourselves for the month of Av by acknowledging the pain and sadness of this time and turning our attention to all we love and value.

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Away InJuly 31, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — Praying with the News  —  Tammuz Week 4
Morning Meditation Sit — Praying with the News — Tammuz Week 4

As we continue in the month of Tammuz, the season urges us to be aware of the anger and hatred that can so easily arise in our hearts and minds, reeking havoc on our systems and misdirecting our words and actions.

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Away InJuly 24, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — Noticing Messengers   —  Tammuz Week 3
Morning Meditation Sit — Noticing Messengers — Tammuz Week 3

Sometimes we need to lose our way,

To walk into walls,

To fall to the ground

In order to free our gaze.

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Away InJuly 17, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit —  The Waters of Life  —  Tammuz Week 2
Morning Meditation Sit — The Waters of Life — Tammuz Week 2

We sit together practicing moment-to-moment awareness, feeling ourselves held and carried by mayim chayim, by the waters of life.

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Away InJuly 10, 2019
 Morning Meditation Sit —  Seeing Clearly, Acting Wisely —  Tammuz Week 1
Morning Meditation Sit — Seeing Clearly, Acting Wisely — Tammuz Week 1

The mystics teach that this month calls forth the rectification of eyesight:

Noticing when our perceptions are shaped by fear and anxiety.

Being aware how habits and expectations cloud our vision.

Seeing what is present, possible and new.

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Away InJuly 3, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — When Fear Arises — Sivan Week 4
Morning Meditation Sit — When Fear Arises — Sivan Week 4

How to see beyond fear? How to break its stronghold?

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Away InJune 26, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — Solstice Blessings — Sivan Week 3
Morning Meditation Sit — Solstice Blessings — Sivan Week 3

The Mystery calls: Hiniei—Here I am.
Take notice,
I am a guide on the journey
And I am the journey itself.

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Away InJune 19, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — The Other Side of Sinai — Sivan Week 2
Morning Meditation Sit — The Other Side of Sinai — Sivan Week 2

On the 50th day we came to the mountain to make an offering of our presence and receive the Torah that is ours to give. Now what?

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Away InJune 12, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — Sivan Week 1
Morning Meditation Sit — Sivan Week 1
Away InJune 5, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — Iyar Week 5
Morning Meditation Sit — Iyar Week 5

We sit together with the spiritual guidance of this 6th week of the Omer, Yesod: foundation, connection.

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Away InMay 29, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — Iyar Week 4
Morning Meditation Sit — Iyar Week 4

            Notice My presence within and around you

            I am here always, in everything that rises and passes.

            Pause and rest in Me.

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Away InMay 22, 2019
Morning Meditation Sit — Iyar Week 3
Morning Meditation Sit — Iyar Week 3

During the week of Netzach we are called to open to the awareness that time is not linear and eternity exists in each moment.

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Away InMay 13, 2019
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