Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Judaism - Rituals & Practice

How to find peace and harmony in an unsettled world.

You. Me. The person down the street or halfway around the globe. In this inspiring collection of stories, blessings, poetry, divine teachings, and meditation exercises, Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg conveys a single, powerful message: Let us not be strangers. God loves us all.

Using a blend of ancient and modern ideas, GOD LOVES THE STRANGER carves a clear pathway that enables us to learn how to love one another and create just societies. From teaching us how to handle suffering and...

Mikvah is our Jewish water ritual. Performed since the days our ancestors worshipped in the Temple, Mikvah ritual was preserved, reimagined, and codified so that this defining tradition could continue wherever Jewish communities exist for all of time.

Explore the one Mikvah practice exclusive to women: Niddah (Separation). Let it inform or transform you. Be one of your generation to reclaim this water ritual, layered in wisdom and symbolism, for Jewish women today.

Take this ninety day journey of body, mind, and soul. Explore and adapt the traditional Jewish water...

The Mikvah is a pool of water used for the purpose of ritual immersion. Every tradition has its water ritual and the Mikvah is ours. As Jews, we have a right and an opportunity to explore it, claim it, and make our water ritual relevant to us in our time and place.

Start here. Why use a Mikvah ritually--for what purpose? Here is your invitation to consider modern perspectives along with five steps to find your personal answers.

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The series Jewish Thought, Philosophy, and Religion aims to present a wide spectrum of studies and texts related to Jewish thought, philosophy, and religion - from antiquity to the present. It seeks to highlight the multiplicity of approaches within Judaism and to shed light on the interaction between Jewish and non-Jewish thought. The series includes monographs, collected essays, and editions of sources submitted to or produced by staff and visiting fellows of the Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies, as well as by scholars of the Institute for Jewish Philosophy and Religion at...