Welcome to Underneath the Underneath with Yocheved Sidof, Founder and Spiritual Leader of Ohmek (www.ohmekliving.com), a community of individuals pursuing deeper ways of being. Are you drawn to the mystical depths of life? Do you feel a call to explore what moves and shapes us? Do you long to live more fully, attuned to your light—and your shadows? Do you crave the paradox, the space where all is possible? Here, we explore these yearnings together and touch these profound depths. We dive int ...
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The Voice Still Speaks: Attuning to the Frequency of Sinai
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55:25In this episode of Underneath the Underneath, we explore the inner preparation and energetic alignment that makes revelation possible. As we enter the month of Sivan and approach Shavuot, we turn to the Baal Shem Tov’s teaching that the voice of Sinai never stopped — it’s still speaking, waiting for us to become still enough to hear. We dive into t…
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In this episode of Underneath the Underneath, we explore the profound commandment: You shall be holy. What is our relationship to the sacred? How do we feel its presence? We reflect on the dreams that guide us and the steps that we walk along the way, expanding our awareness to hold the fullness of our journeys. We consider the power of collective …
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The Seder, the Illusion of Control, and the Medicine of Faith
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56:27In this episode of Underneath the Underneath, we explore the deep wounds and healing opportunities embedded in Pesach. We dive into themes of loss, muteness, and unworthiness, and how the mitzvot of Pesach offer a path to healing. Through the lens of a text by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, we examine the concept of Seder (Order) and the illusion of con…
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Reflections Revealed: The Mirrors We Choose to Face
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52:20In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we explore the mystical currents within this week’s Torah portion, VaYakhel. We delve into themes of the gathering of the Jewish people, the sanctity of Shabbat, and the healing power of collective spaces. We examine the role of Betzalel and our relationship to Shadow, as well as Moshe’s resistance to a…
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The Hidden Realms of Purim: Compassion, Protest, and the Unseen Miracles
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55:52In this session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows deepen into our experience of Purim and the Hidden realms: working with our assumptions of how we should celebrate; holding protest while still in relation (Moshe, Mordechai and Esther; the role of compassion in forgiveness; the liminal space of Mystery and “Who Knows;” the interplay of c…
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No Name: The Soul of Identity and the Secret of Remembering
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58:38In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we explore the liminal, mystical space of No Name: the spiritual significance of the priest's garments, the opportunity of crushed olives, and the connection between this week's Torah portion, the Megillah, and the absence of hearing our name. We dive into what carries our essence, the dissolution of id…
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The Sanctuary as Spiritual Technology: Answering the Divine’s Call into Our Hearts
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53:02In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we dive deep into the Divine's longing for us to create a sanctuary for Him. We explore what the Divine truly seeks from us, balancing precision and expansion in our spiritual practice. Topics include personal and collective worship, the role of a transportable temple, and working with our “animal” natu…
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Beyond the Revelation: Where Spirit Meets Structure
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55:59In this session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows and Hasidic texts explore the placement of civil laws after the revelation at Sinai. We delve into the relationship between expansion and contraction, our willingness to engage with the details of life, and what it means to get "muddy." We also examine the nature of judgment, the impact o…
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Who needs faith when seeing is believing? In this session of … mystical flows and hassidic texts open our experience of Sinai: how to prepare for a collective awakening; the role of awe; what comes first- a relationship with the Divine or an other?; faith as the love language for the Divine; and the impact of seeing our personal connection with Gd.…
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The Mystery of Courage: Trust, Surrender, and the Red Sea
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56:24What fuels our ability to step into uncertainty? What is the posture of one who is willing to leap into the Red Sea, diving into the unknown mysteries of life? In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we explore the nature of courage and the source of our confidence. Is there such a thing as a detour? How can I trust the Divine if I don’t trus…
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The Weight of Darkness, the Power of Shadow
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56:01In this session of Underneath the Underneath, sacred insights and mystical flows explore the energetic and experiential difference between Darkness, like in the 9th plague, and Shadow: how the biblical text reveals the nature and process darkness; what allows us to shift from darkness to shadow; hidden light; accessing different forms of light; how…
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Thirst for the Divine: Fire and Faith in the Burning Bush
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54:02In this session of Underneath the Underneath, sacred insights and mystical flows explore the inner dimensions of Moshe's (Moses') encounter with the Divine at the Burning Bush. We delve into the call to serve, the meaning of Hineni ("Here I am"), and how to meet the the deeper longings of those in suffering. What does it mean to face a fire that bu…
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Into the Inner Light: Yosef, Yehuda, and Embracing Our Unmet Selves
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56:32What is my relationship to the parts of me that feel unmet or disowned - the candles that have yet to be lit? How does the dramatic encounter of Yehuda and Yosef serve as a model for being with shadow? In this session of Underneath the Underneath, channeled wisdom and ancient mystical texts deepen into the final days of Chanukah, the “unlit” candle…
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Miracles and Light: The Essence and Opportunity of Chanukah
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54:52"Why do we light the Menorah? What are the lessons we can glean as we stare into the light and hear its stories? In this session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows explore the healing nature of light, three kinds of miracles, refined vision, the interwoven spiral of gratitude and awareness, why we start with one candle, and more." Ohmek S…
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Beyond the Veil: Unlocking the Mysteries of Dreams and Exile
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53:45What is the nature of a dream? How do we discern the difference between what’s “real” and of our dream world? And what’s the spiritual function of “interpreting” our dreams? In this session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows and ancient texts reveal the essence of dreams — and exile: on Joseph, the experience of the pit, the relationship …
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Finding Home in the Darkness: Jacob’s Journey and the Art of Prayer
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55:25What happens when your inner well is “dry”? When you feel restless and alone? What do Jacobs travels reveal to us about how to be in the absence of light? And where to find Home? In this session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical texts and emergent flows follow the three prayer structures of our forefathers and the places they channeled them — …
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The Rumbling Twins: Polarity and the Pursuit of Enoughness
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54:19All of us hold tension within our inner worlds, like the rumbling twins of Rebecca. What is your relationship with polarity and difference? In this session of Underneath the Underneath, a journey through archetypes, texts and mystical flows uncover the ways we relate to polarity, the archetypes of Jacob and Esau, hustling for worth, feeling enoughn…
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The Whispering Divine: Uncovering the Hidden Rhythms of Blessing
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54:46What is your relationship with prayer? With your desires? With what’s unseen, yet available? In this session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows and heart-centered musings uncover the ways we engage in prayer, the space between, and Divine blessings: attuning to whispered frequencies, Sara, Isaac and the four paradigms of walking, conversi…
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Trapped in Perspective: Lot’s Wife, Our Filters, and the Power of Perception
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59:19What does it mean to be a Hostage in Time? How do the ways in which we see ourselves— and the world around us — impact our unfolding? In this session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows reveal paradigms of consciousness and healing through our exploration of Lot’s wife, who looks at the burning city of Sedom and turns into a pillar of salt…
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Lech Lecha: The Wild Path of Breaking Free
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56:11In this session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows and a Hasidic text from the Sefat Emet delve into the process of transformation: Avram, embodiment, being in dialogue with the Divine, the act of walking, how to heal stuck patterns, living with uncertainty, and the freshness of Creation. (Includes a grounding practice and frames to be wi…
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Adam and his Betrayal: Are We Programmed to be Lonely?
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50:14In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we explore the beginning of the book of Bereishit - creation, the flood, the Tower of Babel and more - through the mystical lens of betrayal, existential loneliness, co-creation, and our quest for Home. Ohmek Session dated October 30, 2024 __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, t…
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Avinu Malkeinu: Reexamining our Metaphors for the Divine
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54:15In this session of Underneath the Underneath, a whole array of mystical flows, shares and teachings on Rosh Hashanah, Teshuvah, Oct 7th, love, Being, self-compassion, a mature relationship with the Divine and Yom Kippur.By Ohmek
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Creation, Healing and the Renewal of Self (Rosh Hashanah)
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49:53Why does the Jewish New Year begin on humankind’s birthday and not the creation of the world? In this archived session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows delve into the Divine's model for creation and its phases, including the world's shattering, as a paradigm for renewal of Self and healing. Ohmek Session dated September 13, 2023 _______…
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Shift Happens: Balancing Acceptance and our Desire for Change (Rosh Hashanah)
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46:31In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we explore themes around Rosh Hashanah, the Book of Life, and the tensions between desire for life change, and acceptance of what is. In connection with Intown Chabad Ohmek Session dated September 19, 2024. __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spiritual…
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In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we explore the pathway to gratitude. On faith, our ancestors, and why not to force thanks. Ohmek Session dated September 18, 2024. __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spiritual guide and leader of Ohmek, a community of women and men pursuing deeper way…
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Elul - The Power of Pause: Yes, No and the Space to Be
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48:05In this session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows deepen various themes connected to the month of Elul and this week's Torah portion, Ki Teitzei: breath, space, awareness, boundaries, and how to know what to choose. Ohmek Session dated September 11, 2024 __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-infor…
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Slichah, Hersh: The Slippery Slope Between Blame and Responsibility (Shoftim)
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57:35In this week’s session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows and open shares explore the month of Elul, leadership, judgement, compassion, grief, strange-to-us rituals like the Eglah Arufah and the thin line between collective responsibility, accountability and blame. Ohmek Session dated September 4, 2024. __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: …
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How do we see the world? What impacts the way we see life? In this week’s session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows and open shares, explore the nature of sight, living with duality, and the purpose of shadow. Includes insights from The Witnessing Journey. Ohmek Session dated August 28, 2024. __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved S…
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What do the Talmud and Glennon Doyle have in common? In this session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows, sacred texts and vulnerable discussions explore the potent energy of Tisha B'av, weeping with the Divine, and the wisdom to know when to let go and let it burn. Ohmek Session dated July 26, 2023. __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yoch…
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Masei: Journeys and the Gift of Perspective
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48:03In this session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows and Hasidic texts explore the nature of wandering: journeys, the Divine, losing faith, and how to move through life feeling less alone. Ohmek Session dated July 31, 2024. __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spiritual guide and leader of …
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The Three Weeks: After the Walls are Broken Through
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49:16The period of the Three Weeks invites us to experience grief and our "broken walls" in a deeper way. In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we explore our brokenness, the felt sense of our barriers broken, fear, and the uplifting, shadow-confronting activism of the B'not Tzelafchad. Ohmek Session dated July 24, 2024. __________ More on Yoche…
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Balak — From Curse to Blessing: The Transformative Power of Disappointment
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48:25This week’s Torah portion of Balak recounts the Jews on the precipice of entering the Promised Land, and a ruler who attempts to curse them. Here are mystical flows that explore the journeys we travel toward our own Promised Land: on blessings, curses, the transformative power of obstacles, vision, and the medicine of disappointment. Ohmek Session …
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The Unseen Impact: Grief, Leadership and Learning to Exhale
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51:12What is the hallmark or effective leadership- in our internal world and the world around us? In this session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows and vulnerable conversations explore leadership, the Rebbe and Gimmel Tammuz, how trauma impacts our breath and the power of the exhale. Ohmek Session dated July 10, 2024 __________ More on Yochev…
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On the surface, Korach’s argument is persuasive, a call for unity and equal rights — or was it? In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we explore unintegrated parts, diversity, hierarchy, and the trauma of exclusion. Ohmek Session dated July 3, 2024. __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spir…
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In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we explore one of the most cataclysmic events of the Torah: the sending of the spies and aftermath of their “bad report.” Here, mystical flows and conversations explore our relationship to transition, confusion, doubt, G-d’s love, and the space between. Ohmek Session dated June 26, 2024. __________ More…
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In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we explore the Torah portion of Behaalotecha and a mystical text of R Levi Yitzchok of Barditchev on the Menorah — an allegory for G-d’s love. Ohmek Session dated June 18, 2024. __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spiritual guide and leader of Ohmek, a…
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The Giving of the Torah: Forever Attached
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51:14In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we dive into a mystical text of the Me'or Einayim to connect with the felt experience of Matan Torah, the giving of the Torah, Sinai, and the rhythm of the rise and fall. Ohmek Session dated February 15, 2023. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of be…
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In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we deepen into various themes connected to Shavuot: desert consciousness, the illusion of fragmentation, our relationship with process, and the difference between giving and receiving. Ohmek Session dated June 6, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper w…
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A sacred session on a mystical text exploring the portion of Bechukotai and how to “walk” with uncertainty – in spiritual practice, and in life. Ohmek Session dated May 29, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows …
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The Drip, Drip, Gush of the Omer – and Life
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1:08:48In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we deepen into a mystical teaching on R’ Akiva and the power of counting the Omer: on the metaphors in nature, shifting limiting narratives, and falling in love with our path. Reviews one of the core values of Ohmek. Ohmek Session dated May 22, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of…
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Here, a text-based class and conversation on the Omer and cultivating our vessel to receive– our relationship with void, possibility, and space. Ohmek Session dated May 15, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows …
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Awareness Unlocks Freedom: The Power of Conscious Choice
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54:00A sacred session on Passover, freedom of choice, and how to unlock the doors to redemption. Ohmek Session dated April 17, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shap…
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In this session of "Underneath the Underneath," we deepen into the consciousness of Passover, the collective exodus, and the facets of my personal liberation. Ohmek Session dated April 10, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the v…
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A mystical session on the Torah portion of Shmini, attunement, and the power of pause. Ohmek Session dated April 3, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shape, bel…
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Cultivating Self Awareness: Temple Offerings and the Constant Fire
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58:09A text-based session on the Torah portion of Tzav, the Hayom Yom of 20 Adar, and the inner nature of passion-based service. Ohmek Session dated March 27, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transfo…
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Discerning Truth: The Art of Translation (Part 2)
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54:36A short text and deep thought on Purim, our deeper knowing, and the art of translation (Part 2). Ohmek Session dated March 20, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take…
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Discerning Truth: The Art of Translation (Part 1)
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53:48A short text and deep thought on Purim, our deeper knowing, and the art of translation (Part 1. Ohmek Session dated March 13, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take …
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The Offering Of My Personal Journey – and Heart
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57:25A text-based class on Parshat Vayakhel and the power of the journey – and the destination that calls us. Ohmek Session dated March 6, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take plac…
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In this session of "Underneath the Underneath," we delve into Parshat Ki Tisa and the Sin of the Gold Calf: a deep exploration of the impact, and power, of mistakes – in the Torah, and in our lives. Ohmek Session dated February 28, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the spa…
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On Parshat Tetzave: a vulnerable conversation on the spiritual, emotional, and felt experience of Sanctuary. Ohmek Session dated February 21, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to t…
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