Jewish Ritual as a path to joy and connection
Teachings by Rabbi Malkah Binah Klein about Jewish ritual, Torah, spiritual practices for thriving in these times
Queen Esther is known for her courage, beauty, connection with spirit, and grace. I have been on an intimate journey of the imagination with the Biblical Esther— since February 2020.
The making of the atomic bomb has been on the minds of many Americans in recent days thanks to the movie Oppenheimer.
My hometown is also the site where once-unimaginable forces of destruction were unleashed by human beings.
Sackcloth is a traditional symbolic clothing of lamentation and repentance. There are a number of Biblical references to wearing sackcloth at times of grief or impending doom, both by individuals and by the whole community.
We are in a Sabbatical, or Shmita, Year, the 7th year described in Torah when the fields are to lie fallow. I have been developing practices for deepening into this year of rest and renewal.
