This episode of our podcast features a teaching and meditation by Rabbi Dr. Josh Feigelson, the President and CEO of IJS, which he offered on Tuesday September 3, in the immediate aftermath of the news of the executions of six Israeli hostages. In this practice, he draws upon the example from the Book of Leviticus in which the High Priest Aaron, after the sudden, shocking death of two of his children, responds with silence. Rabbi Feigelson offers Aaron's silence as a model we might draw upon in moments of profound, tragic loss — times when words aren't appropriate, don't suffice, or can't express our feelings. Sometimes, he teaches, there's a kind of silence we can experience as Presence, which holds space for all we can't express, and at the same time envelopes us and invites us deeper. Join him now to delve into a silence that can hold and express all of the emotions we feel in these days: grief, sadness, anger, and more.
The meditation featured in this episode originally took place during the IJS Daily Online Meditation Sit on September 3, 2024. To join these FREE daily meditations live, sign up here.
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