Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on July 25th, 2010

At the Becoming 2010 Membership Retreat we made prayer beads. Thankfully, I knew we were doing this in advance, so I had time to think about what I wanted to do. I’ve thought about doing prayer beads before, but never actually done it. I’ve considered making prayer beads of the whole morning prayer service, or [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on December 6th, 2009

On the 13th of Kislev, 5770 (November 30th, 2009) an amazing light left the manifest world. I don’t believe this light has disappeared, just been transformed into something new, amazing, and hopefully free of pain.

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on August 16th, 2009

Join me for an exploration of the Rosh Hashanah Torah & Haftarah portions as preparation for the new year. There is no charge for this, and you are free to attend as much or as little as you like. You can participate on whatever level is comfortable for you.  You may wish to have a [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on June 12th, 2008

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on June 8th, 2008

I started writing this midrash two years ago. I told it for the first time at the first Kohenet intensive, and had to somewhat channel the ending. Midrash is about filling in the gaps in the text, seeing what’s not written. This midrash tells Miriam’s side of the events of Exodus 18:1 –27, Numbers 12:6-8, [...]

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