“Blessed is the light of hope, the light that leads us to a vision of a better world”
A traditional Sephardic blessing for a girl
For optional incorporation into a baby naming ceremony
Abbreivated grace after meals based on Brachot 40b, music by Rabbi Shefa Gold
A seder based on Sephardic tradition and form for welcoming the spiritual matriarchs and patriarchs to the sukkah
A women’s tradition, followed largely in the Sephardic community, that provides a tasty counterpoint to the traditional male liturgy of the High Holidays. It also provides an opportunity for celebrating Jewish women’s relationship to food as a historic source of creativity and spirituality.
Sephardic recipes for Rosh Hashanah and blessings for special foods for the holiday
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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