Archive for July 2019
PATAH ELIYAHU–FROM TIKUNEY ZOHAR
adapted from Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi zt”l translation This text offers a glimpse into the Zohar vision of Divine and human structure. The Zohar with its addenda is one of the…
Read MoreTime Travel w T’mimah (Summer)
Summer heat is on. Beyn Hamaytzarim; between the tight and narrow places refers to the days between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av. It is important because…
Read MoreTime Travel with T’mimah (Tammuz Musings)
This Shabbes brings the New Moon of Tammuz – just two weeks prior to the Summer Solstice. Sunshine feels wonderful. It grows crops and lifts spirits and more importantly, it…
Read MoreTisha B’Av Musings 2010
One of the things that troubles me about Tisha b’Av is that there is so very much sadness and mourning. There is a tendency to dwell in the pain, as…
Read MoreSummer Heat
An opportunity for transformation each and every year exists. The process is beginning right now quietly and with subtlety. It is time to start asking, “How will I change this…
Read MoreCounting The Omer
Counting The Omer
Read MoreEating Kitniyot (Legumes) on Pesach
Eating Kitniyot (Legumes) on Pesach http://www.responsafortoday.com/engsums/3_4.htm (OH 453:1) Question: In light of the ingathering of the exiles, would it be possible to eliminate the Ashkenazic custom of not eating legumes…
Read MoreInspiration from Pesach 2011
MPesach practice offers fewer choices than the rest of the year. Leavened grains are not permitted, and this being true, the eating of all grains is looked at differently. The…
Read MoreRosh Hodesh Nissan; New Moon of Aries
MB”H Shalom Friends, On April 5 the new moon was seen in the night sky to herald the coming of spring. This new moon ushers in the month of Nisan,…
Read MoreADAR
Mischief and pranks fill the air. This lunar cycle invites the madcap festivities of Purim, Mardi Gras and ST. Patrick’s day. Costumes and drinking are common practices. On Purim, Talmud…
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