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Many Jews need the shabbat candle-lighting ritual to feel meaningfull and spiritual to take on thiis observance on a weekly basis. When Jewish women see themselves as priestesses creating sacred space, inviting the Divine Feminine into that sanctuary, and presiding over their Sabbath rituals in a meanignful and spiritual manner, they are more likely to commit to weekly Shabbat candle lighting . Related Article Tags: , , , , , ,
This article encourages readers to create sacred space in their homes and offers some helpful advice on how to do so. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
A Kippah (in plural Kippot or Kippahs) is the Hebrew word for skullcap and know in Yiddish as Yarmulke. This is a thin rounded skullcap worn by Jewish men and boys and in sometimes by both men and women in Conservative and Reform communities. Related Article Tags: , , , ,
A discussion of the terminology used on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur concerning sin. The author explains that the Hebrew word for sin comes from an archery term that means to miss the mark and that sacred Jewish text, the Torah, teaches Jews how to aim. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
This article tells you how to see the Jewish High Holiday process of introspection and repentance to "write" your own pages in the Book of Life for the New Year. It also looks at how we cocreate our life with God and how God has a hand in our destiny. Related Article Tags: , , , ,
On the High Holy Days, the fate of Jews all over the world is supposedly written and then sealed in the proverbial Book of Life. Yet, the decree can be changed, leaving one wondering if we cocreate our destiny with God or not. And if we do, can we write the pages in our own Book of LIfe? Related Article Tags: , , , , , ,
I have a family that has commissioned me to find all of the Jewish paintings I can find. He has given me no budget constraints. I'm not sure why he doesn't have guidelines set up for me to follow; he just wants to amass a collection quickly.
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