Do you remember a pause in the wedding ceremony between the Groom giving Bride the ring and breaking the glass? It wasn’t just an excellent photo opportunity, the Ketubah (Marriage Agreement) was being read.
Handcrafted Ketubah by Yehudit Abinun
The Ketubah – A Users Guide
December 1st, 2009, by Shoshana SavyonThe Jewish Woman, the Alchemist
May 13th, 2009, by Shoshana SavyonThe centrality of the feminine aspect in developing, actualising and perfecting creation is evident even in the opening passages of the Torah. The Hebrew language abounds with hints as to the importance of the feminine. The word for Creation (briyah) is its self in the feminine tense. Torah and Shechina (G-d’s indwelling presence) are both feminine. All of the items of service in the Holy Temple are either feminine forms or become feminine in their plural (shulchan/shulchanot, aron/aronot). As a part of the manifestation of the feminine in creation, we are required for our own development to explore what HaShem is telling us about the feminine. We are talking a bit one sided. examining mainly the feminine. But, after all that is our side to fulfill.
Grow your own Miracles in a Jar!
May 11th, 2009, by Shoshana SavyonWhat you will need:
1. A coffee can or other suitable container
2. Lots of caring
3. A few friends
The Women to Women’s Fund
I want to tell you about the Heliotrope Women to Women Fund and see if you can get your own version rolling wherever you are. We want to hear about what happens!
The Beauty of Slugs
May 7th, 2009, by Shoshana SavyonOne morning I arrived early at Heliotrope and decided to do a bit of much-needed cleanup of the outside plants. Even though it is wonderful tea, the nettle growing through the cracks was out of control. I plucked and listened to the birds and had an overall wonderful time.
Then, my morning tea hit and I had to “go now”. Whizzing into the bathroom and “assuming the position”, I looked between my feet and saw a nice, fat SLUG! There was no slug trail, just a slug! I stifled my scream (not soothing in a healing place!). Could it have been in MY UNDERWEAR?!
The Ketubah – A User’s Guide
May 6th, 2009, by Shoshana Savyon(As printed in Zachor Zot LÝaakov by HaRav Moishe Cohen)
Do you remember a pause in the wedding ceremony between the Groom giving Bride the ring and breaking the glass? It wasn’t just an excellent photo opportunity, the Ketubah (Marriage Agreement) was being read.
If you’re like most folks, you haven’t chatted in Aramaic lately, making the Ketubah reading hard to follow. If you have an English translation the wording sounds very sweet but the meaning seems obscure.
We’re so busy, should we bother?
May 6th, 2009, by Shoshana SavyonDear Chayah,
Last time we talked, you were wondering why women, with their incredibly busy lives, should spend “more” time on healing themselves, no matter on what level, unless something is really “wrong”.