“May the new orchard bloom, and the First Fruits be blessed”
“We are each given exactly one chance to be”
Remember to keep going up.Â
A ceremony following or in lieu of Mincha (afternoon service)
An article describing the custom of planting a tree in memory of a loved one
Traditionally, a cypress tree was planted when a daughter was born and a cedar for a son. Their branches were woven together to make the wedding canopy.
In this immersion, we will reflect and expand on our personal experiences of identity, using writing exercises and in-depth discussions to think about, challenge, discover, explore, and experiment with different ways to identify ourselves, to consider how those ways connect us to and separate us from others, and how they represent and misrepresent aspects of who we are.
Four sessions, starting June 15th
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