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Day 1 | Recognize Human Need February | Adar Test In this source sheet, I explore the holiness of crossing from realm to realm, from state to state. Find someone to read along with you or join me on your own in this meditation on dawn, distinction, and crossing over. You can jump around, focus […]
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Day 2 | Seek Freedom Through Strength. March | Nissan A Seder Plate for All Passover is rich with symbols that remind us of our struggle with bondage and our journey toward freedom. While many LGBTQ+ Jews have successfully made their way out of the closet and are able to share their full selves with […]
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Day 2 | Seek Freedom Through Strength. March | Nissan Gratitude in Freedom and in Bondage In the month of Nissan, particularly during the Passover holiday, we are asked to contemplate our past and the way it is reflected in our present through two very different words: bondage and freedom. It is through these words […]
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Day 2 | Seek Freedom Through Strength. March | Nissan A Prisoner’s Dilemma: Reflection and Connection Not all bondage is visible to others. In fact, many of us find ourselves bound by challenges and struggles of which our loved ones are totally unaware: debt, addiction, illness (both chronic and temporary), and more. The invisible and […]
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Day 2 | Seek Freedom Through Strength. March | Nissan Breaking Free בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱ-לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם מַתִּיר אֲסוּרִים: Blessed are You, Adonai our G-d, King of the Universe,Who releases the bound. Each of us has elements in our lives in which we feel trapped, or we feel powerless or stuck in patterns which […]
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Day 1 | Seek Freedom Through Strength. March | Nissan Gratitude and Resilience When life is hard, it’s much more challenging to notice the good. But research has found that gratitude, especially during hard times, actually helps create resilience and improves one’s ability to cope with difficulty. Gratitude does not mean denying the real challenges […]
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Day 1 | Seek Freedom Through Strength. March | Nissan Omer Gratitude One-Line-A-Day Journal In the Song of Songs, the Haftarah (a selection from the Book of Prophets) for Passover, we read, “The long wet months are past, the rains have fed the earth and left it bright with blossoms.” How do we, the weary, […]
