3 Shevat 5779 — Every Part of the Vegetable World

Every part of the vegetable world is singing a song

And bringing forth a secret

Of the Divine Mystery of the creation.

Daily IntentionsAway InJanuary 9, 2019Shevat

2 Shevat 5779 — To Be Like A Tree

To be like a tree planted by streams of water,

Whose fruit comes in its time.

Daily IntentionsAway InJanuary 8, 2019Shevat

1 Shevat 5779 — Welcoming the Month of Shevat

The heavens belong to the Mystery,

But the earth is given to humankind.

Daily IntentionsAway InJanuary 7, 2019Shevat

29 Tevet 5779 — Give Thanks for Each Other

On this last day of the Hebrew month of Tevet

Let’s give thanks for each other.

Daily IntentionsAway InJanuary 6, 2019Tevet

26 Tevet 5779 — When the Soul Cries

Let us make choices for healing and connection.

Daily IntentionsAway InJanuary 3, 2019Tevet

26 Tevet 5779 – Gather

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InJanuary 3, 2019Tevet

2019 New Year's Intention

May we turn toward each other with compassion.

Daily IntentionsAway InJanuary 1, 2019

2019 New Year's Eve Intention

Let us be strong and encourage each other to shine.

Daily IntentionsAway InDecember 31, 2018

Tevet Week 3 — Let Us Keep Rising Together

The Book of Exodus opens with courageous acts of women.

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InDecember 27, 2018Tevet

17 Tevet 5779 — Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Yartzeit

Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement.

Daily IntentionsAway InDecember 25, 2018Tevet

17 Tevet 5779 — Increasing Love and Beauty

Great blessings to all who are celebrating Holy Days.

Daily IntentionsAway InDecember 25, 2018Tevet

16 Tevet 5779 — Love and Blessings

Sending love and blessings to all those entering into sacred celebration.

Daily IntentionsAway InDecember 24, 2018Tevet

15 Tevet 5779 — Hineini — Here I Am

Let’s stop, just for a moment,

And turn aside and rest our gaze on something that amazes us

Something that fills us with awe.

Daily IntentionsAway InDecember 23, 2018Tevet

13 Tevet 5779 — Winter Solstice

Solstice Blessings

Daily IntentionsAway InDecember 21, 2018

Video: Rabbi Yael Levy - Month of Tevet

We must find the capacity to be present and step into the unknown.

Weekly Focus, Weekly Torah, VideoAway InDecember 19, 2018Tevet

Tevet Week 1 – Treasures of the Dark

We can tell our stories in ways that encourage blame and guilt
Anger, resentment and pain.
And we can tell our stories in ways
That seek connection, that encourage love
And turn us toward forgiveness.

Weekly Focus, Weekly TorahAway InDecember 13, 2018Tevet

Chanukah Day 8 Sitting in the Light of Chen — Grace

The mystics teach that the flames of Chanukah echo from the beginning of creation and send forth lights of chen — grace — pure love, freely given.

Daily IntentionsAway InDecember 10, 2018chanukah 5779, Chanukah 5779

5779 Chanukah Day 7 — Sitting in the Light of the Olam — The Mystery of Time and Space

We are not here alone. We are in this moment because of every decision made by those who came before us.

Daily IntentionsAway InDecember 9, 2018chanukah 5779, Chanukah 5779

5779 Chanukah Day 6 — Sitting in the Light of Shabbat

Shabbat arrives and calls us to stop doing and practice being.

Daily IntentionsAway InDecember 8, 2018chanukah 5779, chanukah, Chanukah 5779

5779 Chanukah Day 5 — Sitting in the Light of the Presence

The Mystery of life flows through all. The trees, mountains and rivers sing with life.

Daily IntentionsAway InDecember 7, 2018chanukah 5779, Chanukah 5779

Teachings Archive

Rabbi Yael writes kavanot as well as authors meditations and suggestions for practice based on the cycles of Jewish time.