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  • Passover Meditation: Leaving Egypt

    Passover Meditation: Leaving Egypt
    2025/04/17
    In this special Passover episode, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl gently guides us into presence through breath and gratitude, reflecting on the spiritual meaning of Mitzraim—the "narrow places" we each carry. Through meditation and reflection, Rabbi Buchdahl invites us to imagine our own path to liberation, drawing strength from community, tradition, and the possibility of spaciousness and renewal.
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    26 分
  • Time Traveling to Other Seders

    Time Traveling to Other Seders
    2025/04/10
    In this episode for preparing for Passover, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl explores the unique Jewish concept that there is "no before or after in the Torah" and how this perspective transforms our experience of the holiday. Through a guided meditation, she invites listeners to transcend linear time and personally experience the Exodus—not as distant history, but as their own lived story. Join her to explore how this spiritual time travel connects us with our ancestors, and reminds us that liberation remains an ongoing struggle requiring faith and courage in every generation.
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    28 分
  • Conversation in the Womb: A Parable of Life After Birth

    Conversation in the Womb: A Parable of Life After Birth
    2025/04/03
    In this episode, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl explores how endings simultaneously serve as beginnings. She highlights the connection between the Hebrew words for "womb" and "compassion," suggesting that comfort and mercy accompany us through life's transitions. Join her for a short teaching and soothing meditation inviting us to recognize that with every ending or loss, something new is being born.
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    27 分
  • Learning to Sit with Not Knowing

    Learning to Sit with Not Knowing
    2025/03/27
    In this episode of Weekly Meditation, guest teacher Rabbi Nicole Auerbach leads a mindfulness practice centered on embracing uncertainty. Drawing inspiration from the Hebrew month of Nisan and the Israelites’ journey through the wilderness, she invites listeners to release expectations and be present in the moment. Using the mantra Mi Yodea—“Who knows?”—she encourages deep breathing and awareness, guiding participants to sit with the unknown and find peace in the present. The session closes with a reflective song, offering a gentle reminder of the beauty in not knowing.
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    26 分
  • Letting Go of False Idols

    Letting Go of False Idols
    2025/03/20
    In this episode, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl examines the story of the Golden Calf to explore why we create idols during times of insecurity and fear. Through guided breathing and reflection, she helps us identify our own modern forms of idolatry—whether success, material possessions, or relationships—that we turn to when feeling anxious or uncertain. Join her for a meditation on surrendering false idols and reconnecting with the divine source, focusing on life's true light rather than worldly substitutes.
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    27 分
  • Unmasking Ourselves: A Purim Meditation

    Unmasking Ourselves: A Purim Meditation
    2025/03/13
    In this episode, as we approach Purim, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl explores the concept of masks, connecting the holiday's traditions to our deeper psychological tendencies to hide our true selves. Drawing parallels between theatrical masks, pandemic face coverings, and the metaphorical masks we wear daily, she invites us on a meditative journey toward authentic self-revelation and vulnerability. Join her for a short practice to cultivate the courage to unmask and free ourselves for deeper, more genuine connection with ourselves and others.
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    28 分
  • Fred Astaire as Esther, The Hidden Jew

    Fred Astaire as Esther, The Hidden Jew
    2025/03/06
    In this episode, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl explores the Purim story through the lens of identity, fear, and assimilation. Reflecting on the hidden nature of Esther’s Jewishness—and an unexpected connection to Fred Astaire—she invites us to notice where we may be hiding parts of ourselves and how mindfulness can help us respond with awareness instead of fear. Through breath and reflection, this meditation encourages us to embrace what is most essential within us and let it shine.
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    27 分
  • From Foolishness to Wisdom: Working with Frustration

    From Foolishness to Wisdom: Working with Frustration
    2025/02/27
    In this episode, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl explores how her childhood experience of learning piano taught her to endure the frustration that comes with being in the "learning space" – the uncomfortable gap between not knowing and knowing. Drawing from psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy's insights, she reflects on how embracing frustration rather than rushing to knowledge can lead to true mastery and wisdom. Join her for a short teaching and meditation on cultivating the patience we need to actually learn.
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    27 分