Muse
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And I sent before you Moses, Aaron and Miriam...
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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
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Is it fate or is it art? A Purim message...
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On Purim, we read about the saving of the Jewish people by Esther the Queen of Persia, who was a hidden Jew. Haman, the evil grand vizier, had d... -
The Life of Sarah
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In Jewish practice, we bless our daughters and sons on Friday nights. We call down the blessings of heaven upon our daughters in the name of The Mothers, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah. But why? -
What Sets You Apart?
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https://renaissancewomankippot.org/blogs/muse/what-sets-you-apart
In the wilderness, the Children of Israel were given what is known as the Holiness Code: in addition to the Ten Commandments, these were ways in which we were instructed to dress, behave, eat and act differently from the surrounding peoples. One reason for this...
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Dinah Rising
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Dinah, daughter of Leah and Jacob, has long been a source of speculation, angst, misplaced blame, and a defiant reminder of the ills of the patriar... -
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? -
Salt, Tears and Laughter
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Have you ever laughed so much that you cried? Or the reverse,sobbed uncontrollably until your tears were dry and all you could taste was salt? Our Biblical Mother Sarah would have had a thing or two to say about tears of laughter and tears of joy... -
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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We are all broken: can we heal? Yom Kippur thoughts from a Jewish artisan
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Sometimes, a filament of a thought or a prayer comes to me as I'm working with wire, weaving strand after strand, hopefully, making a piece both beautiful and strong. Sometimes, I will have forgotten about a flaw which was present from the beginning, thinking, "I'll come back and fix that later,"... -
Are blue and white the ONLY Jewish colors?
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Are blue and white the ONLY Jewish colors?
https://renaissancewomankippot.org/blogs/muse/are-blue-and-white-the-only-jewish-colors
July 4 is almost here,so red,white and blue are everywhere. If you ask most people,"What are Jewish colors", they will probably answer,"Blue and white, of course, like the Israeli flag." But before that,what other colors represented the people Israel?
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The Counting
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Counting can be hypnotic, meditative, or it can be fraught with anxiety. In my poem, "The Counting" I explore what it means to modern folk, far removed from the rhythm of the seasons, to go through this Jewish ritual.
