From Ritual Well:
Threading Stones - An Elul Tradition
July 2 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm EDT
Recurring Event - Tuesdays, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and August 6, 2024
Course fee is $250

Prepare yourself for Elul and the High Holy Days by learning an ancient tradition, rarely taught by those who have practice in this tradition.

For generations, Jewish women in Eastern Europe utilized threads to measure cemeteries and graves. These threads were used to create special soul candles known as neshome likht, or sometimes as protective bands worn on wrists, ankles, or necks. Typically overseen by skilled women called feldmesterins, activities such as feldmestn (cemetery measuring) and kneytlekh leygn (laying wicks) were most prevalent during Elul to prepare soul candles for Yom Kippur.

See a short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb5h0E7OSYg

Register here: https://ritualwell.org/event/threading-stones-an-elul-tradition/2024-07-02/

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