Tag: Jewish
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We All Were At Sinai: The Transformative Power of Inclusive Torah
Why inclusiveness is crucial to Torah and Judaism. A talk given on May 29, 2025 for Laasok: the Liberal Bet Midrash in advance of Shavuot.
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Behar-Bechukotai
Can We Release into the Knowing that We’re Just Passing through? I wrote about this week’s parsha, Behar, for Or HaLev.
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Rest, Renewal, And Listening To Our Deepest Yearnings
Read my new teaching on Svara from their latest issue, Hot Off the Shtender!
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Reading Psalms In Difficult Times
An ancient practice for an ever-changing world I am delighted to share with you today a piece I recently published on Exploring Judaism about the practice many have of saying Psalms/Tehillim at difficult times. Life is full of its ups and downs. Tehillim/Psalms has been a refuge, a place of deep recognition,…
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Holy Sparks
A conversation with Saul Kaye I am pleased to share today a link to my conversation with Saul Kaye as part of the Holy Sparks podcast. In this wide-ranging conversation, Saul and I talk about my spiritual journey and commitment to Jewish contemplative practice amongst other things. You can find…
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What Is Jewish Mindfulness and How Do I Get Started?
A non-exhaustive intro to Jewish Mindfulness Practice I am pleased to share with you today a piece I recently published on Exploring Judaism about applying mindfulness practice to daily life. This is often known as informal practice. I hope it is of benefit. Please feel free to share.
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Tenderness in These Times
Making It Through Together – Published February 21, 2025 on SVARA We are living in extraordinarily uncertain, destabilizing and disasterous times. Today, I am pleased to offer a piece recently published as part of the Hot Off The Shtender blog series at SVARA. I hope you find it meaningful in…
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Finding Hope Amidst Deep Despair
What does Judaism teach us about moments of deep despair? How can we cope when it feels like there’s nowhere else to turn? Rabbi Lauren Tuchman shares a teaching of the Piaseczna Rebbe. On Jan 16, 2025, Rabbi Tuchman offered a brief talk for Laasok, a liberal bet midrash as part…
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Parashat Vayigash: Meeting Grief with Wisdom
The gentle wisdom of Serah bat Asher. Enjoy this Torah commentary written for My Jewish Learning and published on January 3, 2025.
Rabbi Lauren Tuchman 