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

 
Welcoming a Mighty Spirit
Welcoming a Mighty Spirit

Tradition teaches that Adar brings a mighty ruach (spirit) that turns realities upside down and causes worlds to shift.

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Weekly FocusAway InFebruary 27, 2025
In a Place Where There Is No Humanity
In a Place Where There Is No Humanity

In a place where there is no humanity, strive to be human.

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Weekly FocusAway InFebruary 20, 2025
At the Mountain
At the Mountain


This week as we gather with our ancestors at the foot of Mt. Sinai, we also celebrate tu b’shevat and the gifts bestowed by the trees.

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Weekly FocusAway InFebruary 13, 2025
Crossing the Seas
Crossing the Seas

The Mystery calls:
Listen deeply.
Practice calming the mind and heart
So as to know that fear isn’t all there is.

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Weekly FocusAway InFebruary 6, 2025
Words Upon Our Hearts
Words Upon Our Hearts

Let’s reach out to each other with kindness and love.

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Weekly FocusAway InJanuary 30, 2025
The Journey is Just Beginning
The Journey is Just Beginning

Let’s reach out to each other with kindness and love.

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Weekly FocusAway InJanuary 23, 2025
With Determination and Imagination
With Determination and Imagination

We will be courageous and resilient.
We will choose love.
We will stand with dignity and grace.

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Weekly FocusAway InJanuary 16, 2025
For Healing and Love
For Healing and Love

Let us speak in ways that inspire
Healing and blessing.

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Weekly FocusAway InJanuary 9, 2025
Blessings for 2025
Blessings for 2025

Let us approach this New Year with courage, creativity and grace.

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Weekly FocusAway InJanuary 2, 2025
Lights for the Heart and Soul
Lights for the Heart and Soul

May the Chanukah lights illuminate pathways of healing and peace.

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Weekly FocusAway InDecember 26, 2024
Shining Chanukah Lights
Shining Chanukah Lights

Chanukah encourages us to search for and lift up light, even when so much lies in ruin.

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Weekly FocusAway InDecember 19, 2024
Wrestling through the Night
Wrestling through the Night

In the watery darkness,
I can imagine Jacob wrestling with
Who he had become through choice and circumstance
And who he might yet come to be.

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Weekly FocusAway InDecember 12, 2024
How Awesome is this Place
How Awesome is this Place

Ya’acov’s journey reminds us
That fear is an understandable response
To our world being shaken

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Weekly FocusAway InDecember 5, 2024
A Prayer from the Ancients for Today
A Prayer from the Ancients for Today

Sending love and blessings on this day. May the great mystery that moves through all, guide us, showing us ways to heal and mend.

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Weekly FocusAway InNovember 28, 2024
Looking Toward the Thanksgiving Holiday
Looking Toward the Thanksgiving Holiday

Wherever we find ourselves on Thanksgiving, may we experience moments of love and connection that bring nourishment and strength.

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Weekly FocusAway InNovember 21, 2024
Pausing for Shabbat
Pausing for Shabbat

We need to rest, heal and restore our souls.

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Weekly FocusAway InNovember 14, 2024
We Will Continue to Love
We Will Continue to Love

Let’s be true to our sadness and disappointment.
We will continue to love and find our way together.

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Weekly FocusAway InNovember 7, 2024
Shelter from the Storm
Shelter from the Storm

In the midst of the raging storms
May we turn toward each other with
Compassion, interest and care.

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Weekly FocusAway InOctober 31, 2024
Shemini Atzeret - For Endurance, For Vision, For Strength
Shemini Atzeret - For Endurance, For Vision, For Strength

Let it be, that we will all offer praise,
We will offer such thanks and praise.
We will sing with joy, filled with delight.

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Weekly FocusAway InOctober 24, 2024
Sukkot 5785
Sukkot 5785

May this season lift up beauty, gratitude and precious moments of joy.

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Weekly FocusAway InOctober 17, 2024
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