Muse
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Our Foremothers: Beautiful and Strong
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I am grateful to Artist Joanne Fink for hosting the session which inspired this poem, and for Reb Alan Kaufman for his wisdom sharing... Our Foremo... -
A Holy Dwelling
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The Torah readings Vayakhel and Pekudey are often chanted on the same Shabbat, and the Haftarah is usually the one which echoes many of the details... -
Sustainer of Life
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Have you ever been in a situation so dire that it made you question your sanity? Your beliefs? Have you then been fortunate enough to have come full circle, by experiences which explain and even undo the damage because they lead to, or were guided by, a higher purpose? -
We cannot foresee all ends...
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We cannot foresee all ends...
https://renaissancewomankippot.org/blogs/muse/we-cannot-foresee-all-ends
When a child is born, new possibilities enter the world, new potential arises. We don't know whether this child will grow to be a good person, a so-so, average person, or a wicked one. At the time of birth,they are all perfect. Just so, when unforeseen events happen, we don't always immediately know...
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The Great Redemption
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The Great Redemption
https://renaissancewomankippot.org/blogs/muse/the-great-redemption
Redemption and renewal, after a cataclysmic upheaval : sound familiar in the year 2022? The prophetic reading for the last Sabbath of Pesach this year contains all these themes and more...
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She is a Tree of Life
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She is a Tree of Life
https://renaissancewomankippot.org/blogs/news/she-is-a-tree-of-life
You know the feeling you get on a beautiful spring morning? That's the inspiration behind this Tree of Life wall hanging...
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Birthing the New Year
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The parsha, or Torah portion, we read last week mentions the midwives who refused Pharaoh's orders to kill the Israelite baby boys. One of those boys was, of course, Moses, the future leader of the Israelite people.The midwives' action thus saved an entire people! We too, can play the part of midwives as we usher in the secular New Year...
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True colors
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Some people gravitate to certain colors, whether they just like them or whether the colors represent their identity. All colors are beautiful...
