God, the RuakhLit. Spirit. Some new versions of blessings call God "Spirit of the World" (Ruakh Ha’olam), rather than "King of the World" (Melekh Ha'olam). of Intimacy,
Please be with me
As I enter this sanctuary
Of time sanctified.
ShabbatShabbat is the Sabbath day, the Day of Rest, and is observed from Friday night through Saturday night. Is set aside from the rest of the week both in honor of the fact that God rested on the seventh day after creating the world. On Shabbat, many Jews observe prohibitions from various activities designated as work. Shabbat is traditionally observed with festive meals, wine, challah, prayers, the reading and studying of Torah, conjugal relations, family time, and time with friends. is the act
Of breathing –
Breathing the same
Sweet breath,
Together.
Here is the lesson that is Shabbat:
We are spiritual beings
In a bodily experience.
Shabbat holds
Herself open.
All we need do
Is breathe,
And receive Her.
God, the Ruakh of Intimacy,
You fill my every cell
With my neshama.
And what could be closer than that?
