Blessings for Morning and Afternoon Coffee
Kos Rishona (First cup in the morning) אַתָּה חונֵן לְאָדָם דַּעַת וּמְלַמֵּד לֶאֱנושׁ בִּינָה בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעולָם מֵּאִיר (קרי: מֵּעִיר) לָאָרֶץ וְלַדָּרִים עָלֶיהָ בְּרַחֲמִים Atah honein la’adam […]
Passover and Disordered Eating: Resources for a Conversation
Abby Diebold (Swarthmore College ’20) came up with the idea for this discussion and brought together a group to share their experiences and wisdom on this subject. Rabbi Michael Ramberg […]
How to Traverse a Desert in Your Body: The Road to Torah on Shavuot
1. plant yourself in the place of No Planting 2. watch the stretches of your mother and father speak dust path is passed is Path and your […]
Fifty Gates
Was it a complete gift this wisdom or did we turn ourselves inside out and twist ourselves into a posture of acceptance some crazy yoga that we submitted to methodically […]
Choose Life!: Mikveh Immersion Ceremony Before Preventative Mastectomy
Intention – Kavannah Take a moment to reflect on what brought you to the mikveh today. Then read aloud: I come here today to draw strength and healing from the Living Waters, […]
Omer 2019: Week 7
Week 7: Malchut (Majesty, Immanence) As we conclude Counting the Omer, each day’s quality intersects with Malchut, inviting us to contemplate various dimensions of majesty or immanence. We invited writers to […]
On Ingesting Mushrooms
The Decision Before embarking on the journey, take some time to consider why you are making this decision. Have you come to the decision on your own? What are your […]
Omer 2019: Week 6
Week 6: Yesod (Foundation, Connection) As we begin Counting the Omer, each day’s quality intersects with Yesod, inviting us to contemplate various dimensions of foundation or connection. We invited writers to […]
Omer 2019: Week 5
Week 5: Hod (Majesty, Humility) As we begin Counting the Omer, each day’s quality intersects with Hod, inviting us to contemplate various dimensions of majesty or humility. We invited writers to […]
An Outline for a Feminist Seder
Outline for a seder focused on the contributions of women and girls to the Passover story and to Jewish history. Introduction The impetus for this seder was that our granddaughter, […]
