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SUMMARY:Mitzvot through Poetry: An In-depth Immersion into Mikveh\, Challah and Candle-Lighting
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, November 13\, 20\, and 27 and December 4\, 11\, and 18\, 2024\n12-1:30 p.m. EST\n$250\n \nAmong the 613 mitzvot (commandments) derived from the Hebrew Bible and observed through centuries of study and practice\, three specific mitzvot have traditionally been assigned to women: lighting Shabbat candles\, baking challah\, and observing mikveh for family purity laws. These commandments prompt many questions regarding their relevance for us today\, including:\n\nWhat do these mitzvot symbolize?\nWere they truly intended to be exclusively for women?\nHow can we interpret them in terms of contemporary gender fluidity and feminist perspectives?\nIn what ways can we align these commandments with present-day spirituality and humanist values?\nHow can we integrate these practices into modern life? Why might we choose not to?\n\n \nJoin Rachel Neve-Midbar to delve into these inquiries during a thought-provoking Ritualwell Immersion. Discover your connection to these powerful mitzvot through the exploration of ancient and modern poetry. Create your own poems inspired by our reading\, discussions and personal reflection.\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nRachel Neve-Midbar is a poet and essayist. Her first full-length poetry collection\, Salaam of Birds\, was chosen by Dorothy Barresi for the Patricia Bibby First Book Prize and was published by Tebot Bach in January 2020. She is also the author of the 2014 chapbook\, What the Light Reveals. Her work has appeared in many journals and anthologies. A current Ph.D. candidate at the University of Southern California\, Rachel is also editor of Stained: An Anthology of Writing about Menstruation for the AuntFlo2020 Project. More at rachelnevemidbar.com.\n \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/mitzvot-through-poetry-an-in-depth-immersion-into-mikveh-challah-and-candle-lighting/
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