Ki Teitzei: Remembering and Forgetting
Ki Teitzei: Remembering and Forgetting
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 Ki Teitzei: Remembering and Forgetting.
Why remember painful moments in history?
In light of this week’s Torah portion, I want to suggest three possible explanations:
1.Remembering/forgetting is a way of being in touch with stored trauma;
2. Remembering is a way of illuminating resilience, and;
3. Remembering is a way to prime the heart for compassion.
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.
