2 results for day: 02/09/2013


Earth Etude for Elul 28 – I Am My Beloved and My Beloved Is Me

by Daniel Kieval I have a friend who reads people's auras. He sees all sorts of colors like green & red & purple. He says anyone can do it. All it takes is forgetting everything you think you know & just looking. I've tried it & even though I haven't seen any colors yet, everyone I meet looks so beautiful when I stop knowing everything, that it's pretty hard to go back to the old way. “Beautiful People” by Brian Andreas Such is the mysterious beauty of our world ...

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Earth Etude for Elul 27 – Sunrise Sunset – Evening the Frayed Edges of Our Lives

by Rabbi Jeff Foust Sunrise and sunset are special liminal times calling forth awe and mindful awakening to spiritual realities we otherwise might totally miss. It’s no accident that the main traditional prayer times for Jews are sunrise and sunset. This simple profound reality is especially moving me this year as I prepare for the Teshuvah/Realignment/Renewal work of Elul before Rosh HaShanah. I’ve been reflecting on a powerful liturgical adaptation by Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael of the opening evening prayer Ma’ariv Aravim. ...

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