Torah Study for the Soul: Pri Ha'Aretz
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Reflections, September 2015
By Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels, Founder and Spiritual Director On Yom Kippur, we let go. We let go of food, drink, sex, comfort. We try to let go, not hold onto our normal ideas and practices of what we need. On Yom Kippur, we reenact the Temple service of the High Priest and his entry into the holy […]
Or HaLev featured in Ha'aretz
"Shut Up, Sit Down: Reflections on a Jewish Meditation Retreat in Israel" A weekend of meditation based on Hasidic mindfulness practices that were almost wiped out in the Holocaust proved to be unexpectedly transformational. Read the full article by Brian Blum here.