Pesach: Courage of the Seed


Pesach: Courage of the Seed
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This week’s Torah portion is Pesach: Courage of the Seed.
Where is courage in the Passover story?
At first glance, Passover does not seem to be about the courage of the Israelites.
However, upon closer inspection, we see many points along the journey when the Israelites had to bravely claim the freedom that was being offered to them.
About the Author
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.