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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 [...]
There are four tradtional “special” Shabbats during the year: Shabbat Shekalim, Shabbat Zachor, Shabbat Parah, and Shabbat haChodesh. All of these occur during or near the month of Adar. There is another special Shabbat that the women of Kohenet have identified and are figuring out ways to honor: Shabbat Tzovot. The traditional special Shabbats are [...]
Excerpt from the Peeling a Pomegranate Rosh Chodesh Guide for Cheshvan. —————— Cheshvan is often called “mar cheshvan,” which means bitter Cheshvan. The month has no official holidays and also, traditionally, marks events such as the biblical flood and the death of Rachel the Matriarch. There were also other historical tragedies this month, which add [...]
