Mysticism

Understanding Shabbat as a Spiritual Practice

By: 
Rabbi Goldie Milgram

Ask most Jews what the holiest day of the year is and assuredly the answer you will most likely hear is “Yom Kippur.” While Yom Kippur is certainly a very holy day, did you know that within the Jewish tradition there is also a deeply-held conviction that each and every Shabbat is the holiest day of the year? This is why Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is also referred to as the “Sabbath of Sabbaths.” Every Shabbat, Jews practice traditions that are enriched with spiritual meaning. In this article, let us explore these deeper meanings.

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Shemini: The Danger of Holiness

The Danger of Holiness
by Seth F. Oppenheimer

A reflection on portion [Shemini, Leviticus 9:1-11:47] because, in the matters of Nadab and Abihu and of Uzzah I thought G-D was being a jerk. Yet if a man would fall to his death BASE jumping, I would not blame G-D.

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Jewish Healing Song

Healing song by Rabbi Shohama Wiener

May the waters of healing,
flow through my (her/his) soul.
May the waters of healing,
flow through my (her/his) heart.
May the waters of healing
flow through my (her/his) form.

Ah-na El na, please Holy One
R'fa na la...Let Your healing be done
Ah-na El na, Please heal my (her/his) soul
R'fa na la...let me (her/him) be whole.

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