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May Basalt Flow Like Honey
Rami Avraham Efal Rami Avraham Efal

May Basalt Flow Like Honey

Written in October 2025, as Israel and Gaza edged toward a fragile ceasefire and the remaining 10/7 hostages were released, this meditation traces a journey across lands scarred by history — from the Golan Heights to the salt mines of Poland, the Carpathian forests to a Bronx synagogue. Weaving memory, geology, and the Zohar’s mysticism, “May Basalt Flow Like Honey” reflects on what it means to love a land after rupture — to let grief, faith, and time flow again toward sweetness.

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Daroma: Temple of One 5786 Winter Practice Season
Temple of One, Daroma, Event Rami Avraham Efal Temple of One, Daroma, Event Rami Avraham Efal

Daroma: Temple of One 5786 Winter Practice Season

As winter descends with its long darker nights and following a long season of collective pain and uncertainty, I invite you to Daroma: Temple of One 5786 Winter Practice Season. Ten weeks of online fellowship, practice, and learning, guided by the fierce wisdom of the Kotzker Rebbe and rooted in the teaching of כולא קמיה כלא חשיב (“before the Infinite, all is unthought / as nothing”) — echoed in Zohar, Tanya, and the Kotzker’s own fire. We’ll explore the tension and freedom between ache, restraint, and release through texts on consciousness, grief, and the non-duality in meditation & prayer. We’ll gather weekly on Saturday nights (including Havdalah), through Hanukkah and emerging on Tu Bishvat — with occasional pop-up sessions.

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The Hope of Injustice
Tohu Wisdom School, Audio Talk Rami Avraham Efal Tohu Wisdom School, Audio Talk Rami Avraham Efal

The Hope of Injustice

Rabbi Rami Avraham Efal gave the following talk before the Zen buddhist sangha of Beacon Zen Temple in Beacon, New York, in Adar I 5784 / March 2024. It was centered on the teachings in “Outline of Practice” from The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma, translated by Red Pine. The talk touches on meditation and awareness practice in light of the Hamas massacre in Israel in 10/7/2023 and the destruction in Gaza by the Israeli army that followed. It opens and closes with niggunim, hassidic melodic practice.

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Nondual Readings in the Talmud March 5784 Series
Tohu Wisdom School, Event Rami Avraham Efal Tohu Wisdom School, Event Rami Avraham Efal

Nondual Readings in the Talmud March 5784 Series

Over three evenings Rabbi Rami Avraham Efal met with practitioners to meditate, practice absorption using niggunim hassidic melodies, and dive into the wisdom of the Talmud, the 1500 year old tome of Jewish wisdom, through fresh nondual eyes. Reflecting on the story of Khuma Drops her Sleeve (Ketubot 65a:9) Gamliel and the Moons (Mishnah Rosh Hashanah 2:8,) and Reb Yossei Praying in a Ruin (Berakhot 3a:12.)

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