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"Line by line, here a little, there a little, " the poet/ess  prophet/ess or priest/ess makes connections for those who can hear, only hinting and leaving breadcrumb trails for those who are seeking to find...

Parshat Behaalotekha  stayed with me, so I am writing about it even as we enter into the next parsha, Shelakh-Lekha. These are the connections that came to mind: let's see how interconnected it all is...

Jewish mysticism assigns a color, a name and certain attributes to each sefirah, or manifestation of God energy in the universe in general, and the human body in particular. As part of a group made up of spiritual seekers, I wrote a poem in response to the evening's prompt...

Parshat/Torah Portion Bo (Come to Pharaoh) talks about crying out to the Lord: "a loud cry in all Mitzrayim". A couple of parshiyot /Torah portions before that, when the Divine calls out to Moses from the Burning Bush, the Voice says, among other life  and world changing statements, "I have heard their outcry". The  word used for both instances of crying out due to  suffering is the same: tzaakah. I thought to myself, "There must be a hint here; why else use the same word?"

Shemot/Names 

When naming our two cats, our daughters chose from names they had picked out in anticipation, should the time come to adopt our next furry family. How were the names assigned?

Teshuvah/Returning 

c. Yael Fischman, 2024

But I don't want

to return

to repeat the pattern

the circular staircase

ruin and recrimination.

I want- oh how I want-

to start again, (See more at https://www.renaissancewomankippot.org)

Legends concerning Miriam often involve a magical well which sprang up and followed her wherever she went. Some  stories even say that she was a water witch, gifted with locating actual water where there was none: a very useful skill in the desert, yes?

She was also the one who had the vision to have the women pack their timbrels in order to celebrate their redemption at the shores of the Red/Reed Sea.

If Miriam impresses you also, please take a look at this headdress style kippah created in her honor!

www.renaissancewomankippot.org

An element of godliness is present in the relationship between Ruth and Naomi...