As our relationships grow and deepen, many of us seek to celebrate these changes. We offer blessings and rituals to sanctify the complexity of our intimate relationships and celebrate their resilience.
Although Judaism offers myriad blessings for every event, there has traditionally been no way to mark one’s first sexual experience. The author discusses the need for such a blessing and offers a possibility.
Presence and Absence: Images of the Divine in Kabbalah
In this study of the Zohar, Rabbi Margie Jacobs will guide you in exploring the ShekhinahThe feminine name of God, expounded upon in the rabbinic era and then by the Kabbalists in extensive literature on the feminine attributes of the divine., the feminine, immanent, indwelling Sacred Presence, through the use of art materials and reflective writing.Four sessions starting May 7, 2024.