Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on November 24th, 2004

Between the conversation on the Jewitchery Group and my Hebrew class, I got to thinking. What if we’ve gotten the Masculine/Feminine thing wrong all along? Many languages other than English have Masculine/Feminine forms for words, including Hebrew. This, as we know has led to a belief in much of the world that “God” is male. [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on November 1st, 2004

Honoring your ancestors is a huge part of Jewish practice. We have this in common with so many traditions. Many have just celebrated the traditional Yartzheit for Rachel the Matriarch. Now we come upon the Torah portion Chayei Sarah, the life of Sarah and we again can light candles for an honored ancestor. Many of [...]

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