The Light That Has the Capacity to Hold Us All
September 29, 2024
What is the prayer that penetrates the body and mind to awaken to the Power that makes for Connection?
Vivie Mayer is currently in the process of moving to Israel after a satisfying career teaching at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, where she served as the director of the Mekhinah Program and the Beit Midrash for more than 16 years. Vivie is a 1996 graduate of RRC. She is an alumna of Rabbi Shefa Gold’s Kol Zimra Chanting Leadership Training. She also teaches for the Aleph Ordination Program. One of Vivie’s particular interests is studying Mishnah, appreciating its structure and wisdom. She also writes Jewish songs and music.
What is the prayer that penetrates the body and mind to awaken to the Power that makes for Connection?
Purim and Pesakh each fall on the full moon. Each is preceded by a fast day. Each is a celebration of ge’ulah, redemption. And each presents an opposite face
The enterprise of Talmud Torah tunes our ear to listen for the Divine voice. It is a lifelong project that connects us to the shared consciousness of the Jewish people as we/they have sought God throughout time.
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