In this episode, Rabbi Sam Feinsmith of the IJS faculty guides us to prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with a short meditation on the theme of “Seeing Through the Eyes of Love.” Instead of approaching the High Holidays through harsh judgment, he explores how teshuvah, repentance, can be rooted in consciousness of loving presence within our own awareness. Rabbi Feinsmith roots this teaching in Unetaneh Tokef, a key High Holiday prayer, and wisdom from the great medieval Jewish thinker Maimonides, offering a guided meditation which invites us to feel seen by the Divine with infinite love and compassion – and to bring that perspective into self-forgiveness and renewal.
The meditation featured in this episode originally took place during the IJS Daily Online Meditation Sit on September 15, 2025. To join these FREE daily meditations live, sign up here.
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