There are those who want to learn a new meditation each day instead of learning a new approach to the same meditation. When we do this, we create a special compartment in our mind where we and Hashem meet. Then, together, we work to touch one another. The greatest Rabbi of the Talmud was Rabbi Akibah. He was also the greatest mystic […]
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| JEWISH MYSTICISM: MAKING IT REAL FOR YOUR LIFE Dungeons, Dragons & Divinity: Playing Games for Spiritual Growth, Exploration & Healing Rabbi Menachem Cohen Tuesday, February 23 @ 7-8 pm CT When we meditate, pray, do yoga, chant, and encounter sacred text, we enter a space where the rules […] |
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AT HIS BAR Mitzvah in his Reconstructionist Jewish synagogue, Rabbi Menachem Cohen hoped to be saved. “I was waiting for God to plunk me on the head and take me on a spiritual trip. A spiritual acid […]
by Rabbi Dr. Douglas Goldhamer
Chaim Vital, borrowing from the early mystics, teaches that the EGG represents the one who attains self-realization – a symbol of truth. Chaim Vital also learned the following meditation from his teacher Isaac Luria, who taught that this meditation brings you to a conscious at-one-ment – at one with health, clear mind, […]
By Hebrew Seminary President Rabbi Dr. Douglas Goldhamer
Here is a short meditation to rid ourselves of anxiety. We have all been going though an anxious time recently, worrying about COVID-19.
January 202o Newsletter
Sefer Assiyah
The Book of Making
In late November, Hebrew Seminary and Congregation Bene Shalom partnered to host an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. It was a heartwarming afternoon in affirmation of life and unity and gratitude. Attendees donated small toiletries that combined together made 150 Dignity Kits for refugee support in partnership with HIAS/ […]
Sefer Assiyah September 2019
In This Issue:
This summer our Hebrew Seminary community explored and reflected upon the Jewish practices of Mindfulness, Kavvanah, and Meditative Focus: the Three Roads to […]
Congregation Bene Shalom and Hebrew Seminary
invite you to join us in an affirmation
of life and unity and gratitude.
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Beginning at 2:30pm
Clergy leaders from the community will come together to guide us in prayer, song and meditation. We will gain […]
By Hebrew Seminary President Rabbi Dr. Douglas Goldhamer
1. Go to your mi’at meekdash (small holy place) and sit on a comfortable chair with your back in the upright position, and your feet planted firmly on the floor. Wear comfortable clothing and loosen up your tie or belt.
2. Breathe in deeply and gently through your nostrils and as […]
שִׁוִּ֬יתִי יְהוָ֣ה לְנֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִ֑יד
Shiviti Yod Hey Vav Hey L’negdi Tamid
“I place יהוה Y H V H before me always.” (Psalms 16:8)
שִׁוִּ֬יתִי אֲדֹנָי לְנֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִ֑יד
Shiviti Adonai L’negdi Tamid
“I place Adonai before me always.”
1. Close your eyes and focus your attention on […]
