What Is Jewish Meditation?

by Mark Elber

There are two Hebrew words that are primarily used to refer to the act of meditation. The first word is hitbodedut, and the second word is hitbonenut. Hitbodedut literally means “being alone with oneself” and is used throughout Kabbalistic literature. Hitbonenut comes from the word Binah, which literally means “understanding.” Hitbonenut refers to the activity of going deeply into oneself and reflecting to achieve understanding. [Read more] ...