This special episode for the current crisis in Israel and Gaza features a meditation by Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein of Applied Jewish Spirituality in Israel: "In Hard Times, Begin with Compassion." Rabbi Silverstein describes the current compassion-filled atmosphere among Israelis in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks. He offers a short teaching based on the opening chapters of the Book of Genesis, and a meditation for responding to traumatic experience by beginning with compassion for all aspects of ourselves, starting with our very bodies.
The meditation featured in this episode originally took place during the IJS Daily Online Meditation Sit on October 11, 2023. To join these FREE daily meditations live, sign up here.
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