Rabbi Lauren Tuchman

Tag: Torah

  • The Priestly Blessing and Parashat Naso

    Join me for some guided meditation and teaching for Parashat Naso On May 26, I led the daily meditation sit with the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. Please join me in practicing with blessings in honor of Parashat Naso. Parashat Naso, the Torah’s longest parsha, includes many famous texts including the priestly blessing…

  • On the Other Side of Sinai

    Shavuot is now behind us. The multi-dimensional holiday is simultaneously about revelation of Torah at Mt. Sinai, a harvest festival of abundant gratitude and bringing first fruits when the Temple stood in Jerusalem and a time when we pay particular attention to the needs and lives of the poor, the…

  • Releasing What Doesn’t Serve

    A commentary for Parashat Behar I was fortunate to write last week’s dvar Torah for the Disability Torah Project on Parashat Behar. You may read it here. Please enjoy. May we never stop yearning for a world of kindness, care, mutuality and interdependence.

  • Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei and Shabbat HaChodesh 5786

    Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei and Shabbat HaChodesh 5786

    Learn the final portions of Exodus and a special portion for just before Pesach I was honored to offer the Group Torah Study class for My Jewish Learning for Parshiot Vayakhel-Pekudei, the final two Torah portions in the book of Exodus and Shabbat haChodesh, the beginning of the 12th chapter of the book…

  • Opening To Presence: Where Jewish Mindfulness Meets Lived Disability Experience

    A new offering with Or HaLev We live in profoundly challenging and unsteady times. I have found, again and again, that cultivating my own capacity for inner resourcing has been absolutely essential. There are many pieces to that and one of the most significant and transformative has been the practice…

  • What Allows Our Practice to Flourish?

    On Parashat Terumah Parashat Terumah, read the Shabbat of Feb 20-21 in 5786 begins an extended reflection and discussion of sacred space. The Mishkan, the portable sanctuary the people create from gifts brought for its purpose accompanies them as they journey in the desert. It is a place for the…

  • Stepping Into the Unknown

    Finding Hope In The New Beginning On January 22, 2026, I was honored to hold Tikvah Through Text which is a half hour of Jewish learning on the cultivation of hope through Jewish wisdom. Hosted by Laasok: The Liberal Beit Midrash, it is a wonderful gathering for folks trying to cultivate hope…

  • Can’t Stop Scrolling: The Torah Can Hold That.

    I’m on a super cool podcast! I am so excited to share with you the first episode of the new season of Can’t Stop Scrolling, a Torah podcast hosted by Rabbi Avigayil Halpern and Avidan Halivni and sponsored by the Jewish Learning Collaborative. Here’s a bit more about the podcast: We’re a podcast for Torah…

  • Meeting Ourselves Tenderly: A commentary for Parashat Va’era

    I am honored to share a piece for this week’s parsha, Va’era, that I wrote for the Disability Torah Project, a beautiful initiative sharing disability Torah for parshiyot and holidays. My piece, Meeting Ourselves Tenderly, explores the impact of internalized ableism on people with disabilities and our loved ones and friends. It…

  • Institute for Jewish Spirituality Daily Meditation Sit

    Institute for Jewish Spirituality Daily Meditation Sit

    I was honored to hold the Institute for Jewish Spirituality’s Daily Sit on December 12, 2025. You can practice using the recording of that sit on IJS’ YouTube channel here.