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Counting the Omer: Day 49 — Today is the Very Last Day of the Omer
written on June 9, 2016 // 0 CommentsBy Jay Jacobs In counting the Omer, this is the week of MALCHUT — the present moment, this world. This […]
Counting the Omer: Day 48 — Yesod of Malchut / Foundation within Kingdom
written on June 9, 2016 // 0 CommentsBy Tara Rose Background The counting of the Omer uses the tree of life, the system of divine energies (of […]
Counting the Omer: Day 47 — There’s No Growth Without Failure
written on June 8, 2016 // 0 CommentsBy Yanir Dekel Today is day 47 of the Omer count, where we look at the value of Hod B’Tokh […]
Rabbi Lisa Edwards to be Honored at LA Pride
written on June 8, 2016 // 0 CommentsChristopher Street West and The Lavender Effect will honor Rabbi Lisa Edwards for her contributions and role in LGBTQ history […]
Counting the Omer: Day 46 — Who knows where the time goes?
written on June 8, 2016 // 0 CommentsBy Rabbi Lisa Edwards Today is forty-six days, making six weeks and four days of the Omer. According to midrash […]
Counting the Omer: Day 45 — Beauty in Sovereignty
written on June 7, 2016 // 0 CommentsBy Leah Zimmerman Tiferet of Malchut: Beauty in Sovereignty At this moment, I sit as myself and write to you. […]
Unity and Liberty: A Drash on B’chukotai — June 3, 2016
written on June 6, 2016 // 0 Commentsby Elissa Barrett & Josh Gershick “The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.” This aphorism is often attributed to Thomas […]
Counting the Omer: Day 44
written on June 6, 2016 // 0 Commentsby Ginger Jacobs Counting the Omer helps us focus on each day and what we can learn from it. I […]
“Who is hungry?” – Parashat Behar, May 27, 2016
written on June 2, 2016 // 0 CommentsBy Davi Cheng This might seem like an off the wall question: Is there anyone here who is hungry right […]
Weekly Torah Portion: Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3-27:34)
written on June 2, 2016 // 0 CommentsIn Bechukotai, the last portion in the Book of Leviticus, God tells the people of Israel that if they follow […]