Muse
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Is it fate or is it art? A Purim message...
On Purim, we read about the saving of the Jewish people by Esther the Queen of Persia, who was a hidden Jew. Haman, the evil grand vizier, had d... -
Bitter waters
“How can you sing when My creatures are dying?” God said to the angels* But I am not an angel, said Miriam I am waters made bitter by enslavement ... -
In One Day: A Poem
In One Day: A Poem
https://renaissancewomankippot.org/blogs/muse/in-one-day-a-poem
I cried out, "Why should I lose you both in one day?" Some people thought I meant you and your father I meant you and your brother. Had they asked, I would have told them. Now I tell you, my twins, Jacob, Esau...
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Generations (Not a Star Trek reference:)
Generations: this is how the Hertz Chumash translates the word "Toledot", whose root word is the basis for "yeled", or boy, and "yaldah", girl, and in general terms, offspring over time. But were it not for Rivka,(Rebecca), the offspring might not have lived up to the inheritance and purpose intended for them. -
The Life of Sarah
In Jewish practice, we bless our daughters and sons on Friday nights. We call down the blessings of heaven upon our daughters in the name of The Mothers, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah. But why? -
Midrash on an Answering Machine, or, a Three-Part Blessing
The artisan recalls her mother, who passed between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and who LIVED the message she left on her answering machine... -
May Your Well Never Run Dry!
Parshat Behaalotecha ( Numbers 22, v.13) quotes Moses as having cried out or shouted to the Eternal, regarding Miriam, * "God! Please, heal her, p... -
What Sets You Apart?
https://renaissancewomankippot.org/blogs/muse/what-sets-you-apart
In the wilderness, the Children of Israel were given what is known as the Holiness Code: in addition to the Ten Commandments, these were ways in which we were instructed to dress, behave, eat and act differently from the surrounding peoples. One reason for this...
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The Tale of Ruth and Naomi: a Mothers Day Story
As we are approaching Mothers Day ( in the U.S.), I am thinking about the relationships between women. Thankfully, both my own mother and my mother... -
Dinah Rising
Dinah, daughter of Leah and Jacob, has long been a source of speculation, angst, misplaced blame, and a defiant reminder of the ills of the patriar... -
When is a kiss more than "just a kiss"?
When is a kiss more than "just a kiss"? When the same word is mentioned four times in the same Torah portion, or parasha, that's when! In parshat V... -
Salt, Tears and Laughter
Have you ever laughed so much that you cried? Or the reverse,sobbed uncontrollably until your tears were dry and all you could taste was salt? Our Biblical Mother Sarah would have had a thing or two to say about tears of laughter and tears of joy...
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