A few months ago, someone in the AJS community WhatsApp group commented about the difficulty she was having slowing down enough to connect to the latest festival because no soon as the celebration is passed, we are on to the next day of significance. I know what she means. I have often felt that way too. Then came Shavuot. I had been asked by my community to open the tikkun leil gathering with a one hour presentation on what had been revealed to me over the previous year, a

Matrix of the Holy Blessed One, As we stand together To celebrate our Anniversary with You, Our Beloved, May we know that the Torah We receive, Is the Torah that we are To bring into The Healing of this World. As we tremble With the shofar At the base of the mountain As Awe cracks open our heart, Revealing its Golden Crown, We remember Ruth, “Wherever you go, I will go”. We come to know our self, As we come to know The Divine within us. For it is Only within the dynamic

To continue deepening our practice, we’re delighted to share this month’s Hineni with Ami: Yoga and Jewish Spirituality, guided by the energy of Sivan - and the holiday of Shavuot! Sivan is the month of revelation — the season of Shavuot, of standing at Sinai, of harvest, sacred offerings, and receiving wisdom with open hearts. This month’s practice explores the balance of giving and receiving within the body itself: effort and surrender, grounding and openness. Through breat