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Out in the forest, on the mountains, in the wild, the presence of the Creator somehow seems closer, as if it's chased away by the clamor of the manufactured world.

Our monthly Soul Strolls at BHA are opportunities for adults and children to open our hearts in open space to try and seek the Creator amidst the Creation. Of course, we haven’t been able to gather for Soul Strolls during the coronavirus, but the natural world still beckons and our hearts still long to expand. 

BHA is a spiritual laboratory, and as an experiment, we are sharing some of our Soul Stroll practices as very short videos that you can watch in the forest of your choice, or just in your living room if that works better for you. You can access all seven of these videos here in the Soul Stroll Playlist, or view them individually here:

1. Rebbe Nachman and Hearing the Forest
2. Elohai Neshama - Pure Soul
3. Ana B’Koach - Bringing Mercy
4. Mi Ha Ish - Pursuing Peace
5. Shema - Divine Unity
6. Amidah - Wow, Please and Thank You
7. The Summer Day

As we adapt to this new reality, in which physically gathering is a challenge, we will keep true to our vision and seek to find new ways to experience Torah. This is very much an experiment, and I welcome your thoughts and feedback - if you find these videos useful, please let me know; if you have thoughts on ways to make videos like these more useful and accessible, please let me know - I can always be reached via email at brent@beaconheberewalliance.org