TORAH PORTIONS

The first three posts lay the foundation for my inner Shmitah journey.
I encourage you to read them first.

These refections follow the chronology framed by the weekly Torah readings.
Although they can be read in any order, to get a sense of my unfolding inner Shmitah journey, I invite you to read them in chronological order.

BERESHIT / Genesis

• 
  #1 BERESHIT – Creative Enlightenment
  awakening life
  enlightenment dawns on us
  mystery abounds
  
• 
  #2 NOACH – What Is Essential?
  journeys of lifetimes
  discern what is essential
  bring what sustains us
  
• 
  #3 LECH LECHA – Going Forth With My Body, Myself
  follow your body
  to a land you do not know
  trust in the journey 
  
• 
  #4 VAYERA – Considering Options
  healing the body
  making the path as I go
  shifting perspectives
  
• 
  #5 CHAYEI SARAH – Cross-Cultural Negotiations
  freedom without cows
  merrily we roll along
  joyful freewheeling
  
• 
  #6 TOLDOT – The Smell of Love and Sweat
  bendiciones
  gratitud desbordante
  amor y sudor
  

I’m afraid that I was unable to keep up a steady rhythm of writing over the next three months, so there’s a big gap here in the Torah reflections.

SHEMOT / Exodus

• 
  #18 MISHPATIM – Into the Wild
  return to the wild
  deepest nourishment at the root
  open to what comes
  
• 
  #19 TERUMAH – Beautifying the Sacred
  happiest birthday
  outer beauty, inner joy
  holy of holies
  
• 
  #20 TETZAVEH – Holiness Dwells Within
  holiness shines through
  among and in between us
  out of the narrows
  
• 
  #21 KI TISSA – Shabbat Shalom!
  beloved shabbes
  even when work calls us back
  dwell in mindfulness
  
• 
  #22 VAYAKHEL – My Body as a Movable Mishkan
  moving holiness
  beauty in every detail
  each breath, each moment
  
• 
  #23 PEKUDEI – From Strength to Strength
  strengthened by our strength
  fortified by our resolve
  mystery awaits
  

VAYIKRA / Leviticus

• 
  #24 VAYIKRA – Gracias a Dios
  divinely inspired
  intimately connected
  opening to life
  
• 
  #25 TZAV – We Are One
  fragrant holy smoke
  sacrificial offerings
  our beauty, our strength
  
• 
  #26 SHMINI – Comfort in Silence
  comforting presence
  immersed in cacophony
  silence dwells within
  
• 
  #27 TAZRIA – Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep
  ill-being finds us
  beauty is more than skin deep
  itching is fleeting
  
• 
  #28 METZORA – Pura Vida!
  tender alone time
  in the midst of suffering
  pura vida joy