Spiritual Practices
Can I get a big “Shehecheyatnu” for rhubarb season? נברך שכינה אלותינו רוח העולם שהחיתנו וקימתנו והיגעתנו לזמן הזה N’varech Shekhina Elotenu Ruach HaOlam Shehecheyatnu V’kiy’matnu V’higiatnu Laz’man Hazeh Let us bless the Presence of the Divine, Spirit of the World, who keeps us life, sustains us, and enables us to reach this season. Seriously [...]
Saturday night I lead a silent vigil walk from the Lincoln Memorial to the George Mason Memorial. Our small group joined pilgrims from all over the country and world who were in Washington, DC to remember the fallen. The vigil held the silence as we walked from memorial to memorial. We would come together and [...]
My husband entitled this photograph of me holding our bounty of wild harvested morel mushrooms, “Thanks be to the Heart of the Forest.” He couldn’t have chosen a better name. Each time I found and then cut one of these delicious little treasures, I said a blessing of thanks. Finding them is just magic. You [...]
I realized that I’ve never shared a photo of my altar, and since I recently found what I think is just a great addition — I thought I’d take a picture. The new addition is the Jewish Wheel of the Year plaque. I was just blown away when I saw it. It’s shockingly heavy, too. [...]
Every year for the past five years Becoming has made a pilgrimage to the source of the Potomac River. The first time I went because Angela suggested we do it, and it seemed like a fun idea. We honestly had no idea what we’d find there! It was really a leap of faith. The next [...]
This essay is part of my project for my Tzovah (first-level) initiation with the Hebrew Priestess Institute. The project I have been working on for the past year and 1/2 is to develop seasonal seders. The physical deliverable I will present to the directors of the program and my sisters in January will be the [...]
This essay is part of my project for my Tzovah (first-level) initiation with the Hebrew Priestess Institute. The project I have been working on for the past year and 1/2 is to develop seasonal seders. The physical deliverable I will present to the directors of the program and my sisters in January will be the [...]
This essay is part of my project for my Tzovah (first-level) initiation with the Hebrew Priestess Institute. The project I have been working on for the past year and 1/2 is to develop seasonal seders. The physical deliverable I will present to the directors of the program and my sisters in January will be the [...]
