Reflect and Release (Rosh Hashanah meditation)
As the Jewish new year of Rosh Hashanah approaches, take a quiet journey through the year’s changing seasons. Begin in autumn, when the worl...
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Rabbi Alon C Ferency
Sermons and divre Torah, delivered at Heska Amuna Synagogue, Knoxville, Tennessee, made possible through the generosity of the Hecht and Messing families.
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Tuesday Morning Spirituality (conversation with Cindy Anderson)
What if the guidance you’re looking for is already available to you? In this episode of Sidesteps, Rabbi Alon Ferency talks with Cindy Ander...
What You Seek Is Already Here (meditation for guidance)
What if the wisdom you’re searching for isn’t somewhere far away? Inspired by Deuteronomy 30:11-15, this meditation invites you to stop reac...
When Life Feels Fragile (meditation for joy in the face of worry)
A meditation Deuteronomy 28, inspired by the Scripture’s warning that we can lose our way when we fail to serve life with joy and gladness....
Bedtime Ritual 83
A gentle nighttime meditation inspired by the ancient Jewish practice of preparing the soul for sleep. This ritual invites you to close the...
The Fear Is Here (meditation)
Fear is a natural response to threat. When we feel afraid, the body releases cortisol and other stress hormones, preparing us to respond. An...
Bedtime Ritual 82 (meditation)
A restful guided meditation for ending the day with greater peace, clarity, and self-compassion. Instead of carrying the day’s unfinished bu...
How to Want Less (meditation)
What do we really need? And once our needs are met, what is it that we desire? In this meditation on "Bal Tashchit," the Jewish teaching aga...
Bedtime Ritual 81 (meditation)
A gentle nighttime meditation inspired by the ancient Jewish practice of preparing the soul for sleep. This ritual invites you to close the...
Food (meditation)
In Deuteronomy 14, we're invited to pay attention to what nourishes us—not only what we eat, but how we eat. This meditation follows the jou...
Spot Check (meditation)
Stillness isn't the absence of distraction—it's the practice of returning. This meditation offers a gentle reset, inviting you to settle int...
Love and Loving (meditation)
Tu B'Av (the full moon of the Jewish month of Av) celebrates love—not only the feeling that sweeps us off our feet, but the choices that qui...
Living Symphony (meditation)
Listening Inward is a guided journey from the farthest horizon to the hidden center of your own being. Inspired by the Shema ("Hear, O Israe...
Bedtime Ritual 80 (meditation)
A restful guided meditation to help you end the day with greater peace, clarity, and self-compassion. Rather than collapsing into sleep carr...
Critique Is Care: The Biblical Secret to Better Feedback (talk)
How do you tell someone they're wrong without becoming cruel? How do you receive criticism without becoming defensive? Drawing on Deuteronom...
Seeing Clearly
A meditation on Deuteronomy: Moses begins with words of rebuke, yet he also commands judges to “hear every person fairly.” In this practice,...
The Vanguard Mindset: Leading without Burning Out (talk)
What does Leonardo da Vinci have in common with the Israelites wandering through the wilderness? More than you might think. Leonardo imagine...
Houses and Homes
What makes a house become a home? Inspired by a midrash on Numbers 33:2, this meditation reflects on the Israelites' journey through the wil...
Beauty Is a Spiritual Practice: Mayra Clay on Meditation, Creativity, and the Courage to Create
"When we become empty of ourselves, that's when creation, inspiration, and beauty arrive." — Mayra Clay Episode Summary:What happens when sp...
What Happens When We Stop Resisting Movement? (with Lara J. Day)
What can dance, qigong, trauma release, and the changing seasons teach us about creativity, healing, and spiritual life? In this episode of...