This episode of our podcast features a teaching and meditation by Rabbi Jenny Solomon. It's based on this week's Torah portion, Vayakhel, which describes the process by which the Israelites contributed materials for and built the Mishkan, the Tabernacle that accompanied them in their wandering through the wilderness. The Torah portion describes those who contributed to the project as being nediv lev, willing-hearted, and operating from chochmat lev, from heart-wisdom. Rabbi Jenny leads us in a beautiful mindfulness practice to investigate the quality of our own hearts in these deeply disturbing and stressful times—and to remember that each of us is imbued with a lev tahor, with a pure heart which can radiate love and kindness in our daily lives.
The meditation featured in this episode originally took place during the IJS Daily Online Meditation Sit on March 4, 2024. To join these FREE daily meditations live, sign up here.
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