Shabbat Shalom. Last week, Jacob had to flee from his childhood home because he stole the birthright from his brother Esau. He went to Haran and met his uncle Laban. He asked to marry Rachel (Laban’s younger daughter) and Laban … Continued
YHVH, the Power of Transformation and Healing, is the Ultimate Reality of the Universe and the Source of Transcendent Unity
Shabbat is the celebration of two monumental aspects of human life:
The creation of the universe.
Our liberation as a people from Egypt–and the resulting message that the world can be liberated from all forms of oppression.
Shabbat (the Sabbath) is not simply about going to synagogue. It is a 25-hour spiritual, meditative, psychological, and intellectual process which involves a withdrawal from the normal consciousness of domination and control over time and space. On Shabbat, we enter into a consciousness that is focused on awe, wonder, amazement, celebration, pleasure (through food, sex, and intellectual exchange), aloneness, and community. As the psalm for Shabbat proclaims, “I rejoice in Your work, O God. I will exalt in the works of Your hands!”
A deep dive into the meaning and concepts of who or what “God” is.
Mishpatim 5779