Two black leather boxes containing the words of the Shema, Judaism’s most central prayer, which are bound to one’s head and arms with leather straps. This fulfills the mitzvah in the Torah commandment to bind God’s words “as a sign on your hand and let them serve as a symbol on your forehead.”
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Writing a spiritual autobiography helps you to discover how teachers, touchstones, symbols and stories have led you to make meaning and understand the sacred in your personal story. In this immersion, join Ritualwell’s Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, a writer and spiritual director, to map out and narrate your most sacred life experiences. Four sessions starting May 16, 2024.
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