Terumah: Discipline and Yearning

Welcome to Shabbat Moment, a text study series with Yael Shy, from our friends at the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. Every week we share Yael’s Torah text study, mindfulness practice tips, and discussion questions for you to reflect + share with others at your Shabbat table. Subscribe here to get the Shabbat Moment delivered straight to your inbox!

This week’s Torah portion is Terumah: Discipline and Yearning.

What does it mean to be a living sanctuary? What does it look like to be a walking, talking mikdash, or sacred dwelling space?

According to Parshat Terumah, the creation of the mikdash – and by extension, the mikdash itself  — is a dance between a generous offering of love and a disciplined commitment. This has direct implications for our own practice and the sanctuaries we construct within ourselves.

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About the Author

Special thanks to Yael Shy and our friends at the Institute for Jewish Spirituality for joining us in creating weekly Shabbat moments for your Friday nights.

Yael Shy is the CEO of Mindfulness Consulting, LLC, where she teaches and consults on mindfulness for universities, corporations, and private clients around the world. She is the author of the award-winning book, What Now? Meditation for Your Twenties and Beyond (Parallax, 2017), and the founder of Mindful NYU, the largest campus-based mindfulness initiative in the US. Yael is a graduate of the IJS Jewish Mindfulness Teacher Training Certification.