This episode features a teaching and meditation by Rabbi Margie Jacobs on "Speaking with the Heart." In the midst of these challenging times, she leads us in a meditation based on a verse from Ecclesiastes (1:16), "I have spoken with my heart." In this gentle teaching and meditation, Rabbi Jacobs suggests that this means listening to or witnessing the many, often contradictory states within our hearts, especially in turbulent times. No matter where we sit, we are holding so many different feelings in our hearts—and we can allow them all to be, and to hold them all, when we cultivate an open heart.
The teaching and meditation featured in this episode is based on a rabbinic interpretation of this verse and originally took place during the IJS Daily Online Meditation Sit on November 28, 2023. To join these FREE daily meditations live, sign up here.
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