Congregation Beth Mordecai
Congregation Beth Mordecai
An inclusive congregation affiliated with the Conservative Movement.
Your Jewish Home for the Soul!
An inclusive congregation affiliated with the Conservative Movement.
Your Jewish Home for the Soul!
June 11, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
JOKE OF THE WEEK -- Essence of Tradition (June 8-14, 2014)
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Category : Jokes Online Learning Social Media Tag : arguing facebok joke joke of the week online learning social media tradition
June 6, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
Parashat B'ha-alot'khah 2014/5774 (Triennial I) -- Does God Need Light?
At the beginning of this week's Torah portion, we learn how the Israelites (and particularly the Levites) are instructed to light the m'norah in the Temple. But why is that light there? Do the people need the light to see in the Temple? Or does God need the light of the people? Or is there another purpose to this light altogether! Come join us for this fascinating conversation about the usage of light in our sacred spaces.
Category : Online Learning Online Parashah Class Tag : b'ha-alot'khah behaalotecha candles God light m'norah menorah online learning online parashah class parasha parsha rabeinu bachya rashi weekly torah portion בהעלותך
June 3, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
Day 49 -- מלכות/שכינה שבמלכות/שכינה (Indwelling Presence within Indwelling Presence) Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote beautifully on revelation: "The nature of revelation, being an event in the realm of the ineffable is something which words cannot spell, which human language will never be able to portray. Our categories are not applicable to that which is both within and beyond the realm of matter and mind. In speaking about revelation, the more descriptive the terms, the less adequate is the description. "Revelation is a mystery for which reason has no concepts. "Collecting the memories of the sparks of illuminations we have perceived, the installments of insight that have been bestowed upon us through the years, we will find it impossible to remain certain of the impossibility of revelation." Today[...]
Category : Omer Online Learning Shavuot Tag : end of the omer God Indwelling Presence malkhut omer online learning rabbi min kantrowitz revelation sh'khinah shavuot thank you מלכות שכינה
June 2, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
Day 48 -- יסוד שבמלכות/שכינה (Foundation within Indwelling Presence) + Teaching from Day 47 Day 47 We can understand how Hod, the s’firah of splendor, influences Malkhut/Sh’khinah in the magnificent variety of ways the Source of all reality is apparent in our lives. Any ancient Jewish sources recognize the validity of this diversity in Torah interpretation. The Mishnah (Pirkei Avot 5:22) says: “Ben Bag Bag said: ‘Turn it over and again turn it over, for all is within.” Today we remember that multiple interpretations are important, that minority opinions need to be recorded and that anything can be viewed though a variety of lenses (Counting the Omer: A Kabbalistic Meditation Guide, p.223). Day 48 The best foundations are not rigid, but are designed[...]
Category : Omer Online Learning Tag : hod malkhut omer online learning sh'khinah shekhinah y'sod yesod הוד יסוד מלכות שכינה
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Check out some teachings by Rabbi Saks from this year's count of the Omer! To download a copy of the omer calendar so that you can count alongside Rabbi Saks, please cklick here for the calendar and please click here for the blessings
Today's Count:
Day 49 -- מלכות/שכינה שבמלכות/שכינה (Indwelling Presence within Indwelling Presence)
Calendar of Days
Day 1 -- חסד שבחסד (Lovingkindness within Lovingkindness)
Day 2 -- גבורה שבחסד (Discernment/Strength within Lovingkindness)
Day 3 -- תפארת שבחסד (Balance within Lovingkindness)
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May 30, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
Day 45 -- תפארת שבמלכות/שכינה (Harmony within Indwelling Presence) The harmony and balance of God’s creation surrounds us, manifest in every leaf, every frog, every tear, every sigh, if only we pay attention. Rabbi David Cooper, in his book Entering the Sacred Mountain, describes such an experience: “I began to see the creation anew, as if my entire visual field had melted and softened into a magnificent Renoir, and all my senses were bathed in the warm waters of divine harmony.” Look around with all your subtle senses and recognize the harmonies of Creation happening now, still (Counting the Omer: A Kabbalistic Meditation Guide, p. 219).
Category : Omer Online Learning Tag : balance God harmony indwellng presence malkhut omer online learning sh'khina sh'khinah shechina shechinah shekhina shekhinah tiferet מלכות שכינה תפארת
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Parashat Naso 2014/5774 (Triennial I) -- The Relationship Between the Mundane and the Holy
Judaism teaches that there is a separation between "hol," what is mundane in life, and "kodesh," what is holy. Yet, is this separation permanent? Are there ways to connect the mundane to the holy, to make each act of life a sanctification of God? Join us for this week's Parashah class as we use the teachings of Hasidic master R. Tsaddok Hakohen of Lublin on Parashat Naso to explore this question.
Category : Online Learning Online Parashah Class Tag : clerics expectations holiness holy israelites levites mundane naso online learning online parshah class potential rabbis weekly torah portion נשא
May 29, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
Day 44 -- גבורה שבמלכות/שכינה (Strength/Discernment within Indwelling Presence)
Category : Omer Online Learning Tag : discernment g'vura g'vurah gevura gevurah God Indwelling Presence malkhut omer online learning sh'khina sh'khinah shekhina shekhinah strength גבורה מלכות שכינה
May 28, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
Day 43 -- חסד שבמלכות/שכינה (Lovingkindness within Indwelling Presence) The flow of lovingkindness into the world is never-ending, like the stars wandering along their paths in the sky or gentle ripples in a constantly refreshed natural spring. It is no surprise that a person who exudes Hesed, lovingkindness, is called a Hasid, a righteous person, a person whose caring is continuous. We understand how Hesed influences Malkhut/Sh’khinah when we recognize the protecting compassion of God as our ideal parent — guiding, counseling, influencing, loving, guarding. The Source of Presence can be experienced as the sheltering wings of Sh’khinah; these wings protect, but do not smother. Today, we remember that the caring Presence always surround and shields us (Counting the Omer:[...]
Category : Omer Online Learning Tag : chesed God hesed Indwelling Presence kingship love lovingkindness malkhut omer online learning presence sh'khinah shekhina shekhinah חסד מלכות שכינה
May 27, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
Day 42 -- מלכות/שכינה שביסוד (Indwelling Presence within Foundation) The s’firah of Y’sod is sometimes called “Righteous One,” based on the statements in Proverbs 10:25: “The righteous is an everlasting foundation.” In Daniel Matt’s book Essential Zohar, this idea is elaborated: “One pillar extends from earth to heaven. Its name is Righteous One, named for the righteous. If there are righteous people in the world, the pillar is strengthened; if not, it is weakened. It upholds the entire world…If it weakens, the world cannot endure. So if the world contains just one righteous person, that person sustains the world.” Today, Malkhut/Sh’khinah sheb’Y’sod, we invite the Divine Presence to increase our desire for righteousness, to strengthen the pillar that upholds the world. Today we remember that majesty infuses the structure of[...]
Category : Omer Online Learning Tag : foundation God Indwelling Presence malkhut omer online learning presence sh'khinah shekhina shekhinah y'sod yesod יסוד מלכות שכינה
