Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on June 12th, 2008

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on December 30th, 2007

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 [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on May 13th, 2007

I’m reading “In the Beginning: A Short History of the Hebrew Language” by Joel Hoffman, and it’s a really fascinating book. What of the things that it’s really made me think about are the many stories that there is a letter, traditionally the four-pronged shin, that is missing from the Torah. The idea is that [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on January 3rd, 2007

My sister and her husband came over for dinner on New Years Day. While we live in the same city, we actually hadn’t seen each other much for a couple of months. Because of this we ended up exchanging Hanukkah gifts that night. One of my gifts to my sister was a copy of Magickal [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on September 2nd, 2006

This is what I wrote in my journal when I was considering the archetype of the the Maiden during the first week of Kohenet training. I am young, so young — judged by those in years beyond. Not judged — measured. My youth is measured in years left to learn. I am young and unafraid, [...]

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