Tag Archives: Kabbalah
Candles and Covid
I light 2 menorahs each night of Chanukah. One is the traditional House of Hillel (what we were taught in Hebrew School) way that increases the number of candles each night. The other is according to the House of Shammai that decreases the candles each night. I have been doing this for years. Continue reading
A Tale for Today
When gratitude is the most difficult to find, it is the time we need it the most. But you can find its grace in this story “The Tent of Gratitude’. Continue reading
The Hebrew Month of Av
The Month of Av The summer is at its most high. The sun sits strong and holds court with our patience and ability to go about our days when the earth beneath us sends its heat toward us. The … Continue reading
The Divine Presence
In the month of Elul the Earth, our world is born. In the following month of Tishrei, we are born, specifically on Rosh Hashanah. It is said in these two months God/Goddess,the Divine(Ha Melech-the King in traditional Jewish liturgy) is … Continue reading
Shavuot
SHAVUOT Wrapped in the whispers of stars and ages Inspiration from above like a glittered swath is around my shoulders. It is a shawl of time and ancestors, Breath beats eternal. Of vision and wisdom, I am surrounded by the … Continue reading
The Ten of Wands in the Fire Tarot
In April 2011 the apartment building I lived in burned down. In true tarot fashion, the cards became part of my healing process. The Tarot of Fire had been released. I decided that healing fire with fire was just too … Continue reading
The Hebrew Month of Elul
The warmth is coming to its end. The day’s scent of summer soil has a tinge of the fall into cool. The night’s quiet has the murmur of the in-gathering plants beginning to recede. It is also the time that … Continue reading
The Hebrew Month of Av
Av is about experiencing our hearts in the most present and animated capacity. The most difficult month of the year, Av is about keeping our emotional and spiritual balance as we move between the extremes of sadness and joy, mourning … Continue reading
