Tag Archives: Kabbalah

Yom Kippur Angels and the Dancing Rabbi

It was Yom Kippur-the Day of Atonement- and I was on my way to the first worship of the holiday- Kol Nidre services. Jewish holidays begin and end at sundown. I was walking down West End Avenue off Broadway in … Continue reading

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The Matzah of Healing

Passover is a stressful time for those who are alienated from family. I offer a way to deal with this. Passover illuminates the relationship between our very earthbound existence and the divine spiritual presence that is past our human horizon Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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Why I Light Two Menorahs

This has been a tough year for many personally, and for the country and world, it has been a collective mess. There was little helpful communication and much pain. People and their ideals were at each others throats. The earth … Continue reading

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Kislev- The Moon,Miracles and Menorahs

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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

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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

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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

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