Chevra haChachamotDec 8

Exciting news!

After a preliminary meeting a couple of weeks ago, in December the Chevra is beginning talks in earnest with the local Jewish Federation office to jointly work on a Miqvah and Dayschool project, with a "Red Tent" Room or Small Sanctuary for Jewish Renewal style services.

This will be a big undertaking for the community. There hasn't been a community Miqvah here since the 80s, when the old downtown synagogue was replaced by the newer one in the subburbs.

A dayschool facility is needed because in this red state, christianity is going to be forced down kid's throats in public schools. Families need options.

Stay tuned!

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Show threadBogi TakácsFeb 26, 2023

Undertorah: An Earth-Based Kabbalah of Dreams by Jill Hammer.

A book about dreams that gets across the *feeling* of dreams - less technical than some of her other work, but still an interesting read.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5373909918

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Bogi Takács's review of Undertorah

I feel like I've read endless amounts of books about dreams, but most of them don't actually get across what dreams *feel* like - this one does. I always enjoy Jill Hammer's writing and this one was no exception. The book had an emphasis on healing, and I was wondering if that could've been expressed in the title (I might have read it even sooner). It took me a few chapters to see that was where the book was going. I felt the Jewish connections were a bit more understated in this book than in some of her other work; I think I expected more 'technical' Kabbalah after having read her book o...

Show threadBen Yehuda Press: Jewish booksFeb 20, 2023

3. One of our perennial bestsellers is Rabbi Jill Hammer's translation and commentary on the Sefer Yetzirah, Return to the Place!

Explores both traditional & contemporary spiritual practices *and* modern scholarship on the Sefer Yetzirah -

https://www.benyehudapress.com/books/return-to-the-place/

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Return to the Place - Ben Yehuda Press

Rabbi Jill Hammer has taken an ancient Jewish mystical text and transformed it into a contemporary guide for meditative practice. In Return to the Place, Rabbi Hammer guides the reader through the story of creation as the ancient text of the Sefer Yetzirah draws readers in and invites them to become participants in the book’s […]

Ben Yehuda Press
Ben Yehuda Press: Jewish booksJan 1, 2023

New year, new prayer book?!

We are starting the year by poking at the pdfs of our upcoming Renew Our Hearts: A Siddur for Shabbat Day, coming in collaboration with Bayit: Building Jewish!

Preorders:
https://www.benyehudapress.com/books/renew-our-hearts/

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Renew Our Hearts - Ben Yehuda Press

  From the creator of the Velveteen Rabbi’s Haggadah, a new siddur for the day of Shabbat. Published jointly by Bayit and Ben Yehuda Press, Renew Our Hearts balances tradition with innovation, featuring liturgy for morning (shacharit and a renewing approach to musaf, the “additional” service of Shabbat and festivals), afternoon (mincha), and evening (ma’ariv and havdalah), […]

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Show threadJewish conversationsDec 21, 2022

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