by Rabbi Kaya Stern-Kaufman
Turning, always turning
To every turn, a season
To every season, a spirit
To every spirit, a soul
To every soul, a home
Ani l’dodi v’dodi li
I am my Beloved’s and my Beloved is mine
Elul pours forth a call
Turn as the earth
Around your sacred truth,
Hold to your center
but move from your place.
See
from a new angle, Who You Are
And who you need to be
We are fiery emotions
We are waters of compassion
We are centered ...
There are many connections that can be made between the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur and vegetarianism:
1. On Yom Kippur, Jews pray to the "Living God", the "King Who delights in life," that they should be remembered for life, and inscribed in the "Book of Life" for the New Year. Yet, typical animal-based diets have been linked to heart disease, stroke, several types of cancer, and other chronic degenerative diseases, that shorten the lives of over a million Americans annually.
2. On Yom Kippur, Jews pray to a "compassionate ...
by Leora Mallach
I am an educational vegetable gardener, that is to say, I facilitate learning about food and grow vegetables for people to eat. Vegetable gardens don’t happen by chance, but are manicured and maintained on a regular basis. There is pre-season planning, worry and hope as things sprout, groups of students to program with, volunteers to direct and family picnics to coordinate.
When I first saw evidence of the rabbits over the winter I didn't totally understand the implications. Ever the optimist, I thought they could ...
by Rabbi Katy Z. Allen
Adonai, Adonai, G!d, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, abundant in goodness and truth, showing compassion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin. (Ex. 34:6-7)
G!d speaks the Divine name twice! Wouldn't once be enough? Whose attention is G!d trying to reach?
The medieval commentator Rashi teaches that “Adonai” is G!d's attribute of compassion, and that the Divine Name is said once before a person sins and once after the person sins and repents. It’s a ...
by Nyanna Susan Tobin
I am helped by...Remembering that where ever I sit or stand, it is sacred ground. Sometimes it is hard to believe this wisdom. But, If I can re-remember my roots, and my strong belief that we are all apart of the on-going cycles of creation and of unraveling, then I can wake up and realize the miracle of this moment.
One of my goals for this summer was to slow down, and honor my desire for living closer to the land and water, in my neighborhood. But in between watering and harvesting for a few backyards, I have traveled ...
