Water

Va-Etchanan - Unending Love

By: 
Rabbi Shohama Harris Wiener

This Shabbat we begin the cycle of love; seven special Torah readings leading up to our New Year, Rosh
HaShannah, seven weeks in which we open to the experience of G-d’s love for us, and G-d’s yearning to have us draw closer.

This week we also commemorated the saddest day in the Jewish calendar, Tisha B’Av, which marks the destruction of the First and Second Temple, as well as other tragedies for the Jewish people.

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Mikveh, Water and Higher Consciousness

By: 
Rabbi Goldie Milgram

Original file as published in the ecumenical Living Pulpit Magazine is attached as a PDF file for your convenience.

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What Is Tashlikh? How Do I Do Tashlich?

By: 
Rabbi Goldie Milgram

Tashlikh is the practice of standing before a body of water and tossing some fish food to represent the remaining sticky points within your persona that get in the way of your having/creating a good year. This is a gestalt type of experience, where you let go of clinging behaviors, memories and experiences. Good ritual facilitates desired change. The symbolism is like that of the scapegoat, you put into the crumbs what about yourself most needs to change, drop it into the water for the fish to transform. Water is the symbol for overflowing loving-kindness in Judaism, and is a powerful ritual tool for assisting in desired transformations.

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Finding Meaning in Your Torah Portion

By: 
Rabbi Goldie Milgram

FINDING MEANING IN YOUR TORAH PORTION from Make Your Own Bar/Bat Mitzvah: A Personal Approach to Creating a Meaningful Rite of Passage (Jossey-Bass Publishing) by Rabbi Goldie Milgram

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