Course for Applied Jewish Spirituality
We will dive into the waters of creation and swim in the rivers and seas that flow between heaven and earth.
How can ritual-weaving support us in bridging the gap between our own lives and the ancient relationships with water of our spiritual ancestors?
Class 1/8.
In ancient times, Sukkot opened with a water-drawing ritual which symbolized faith that the coming year’s rains would fall just in time.
On Shemini Atzeret, we mark the beginning of the daily prayer for rain with a special prayer. How can these rituals inform contemporary Jews' relationship to rain?
In ancient times, Sukkot opened with a water-drawing ritual which symbolized faith that the coming year’s rains would fall just in time.
On Shemini Atzeret, we mark the beginning of the daily prayer for rain with a special prayer. How can these rituals inform contemporary Jews' relationship to rain?
What is our relationship with abundance? Where can we share the harvest? For those of us who aren't farmers, how can the ancient agricultural laws inform our modern values and ethics?