tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.comments2023-10-01T08:15:57.146-04:00The Itinerant Rabbi(t)The Itinerant Rabbi(t)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606432998529445069noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-5993201917109427092020-03-13T15:46:25.274-04:002020-03-13T15:46:25.274-04:00Just saw your comment. Thank you. Have a peaceful...Just saw your comment. Thank you. Have a peaceful and healthy Shabbat. Rabbah ArleneThe Itinerant Rabbi(t)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10606432998529445069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-75222663601400910182020-02-28T16:39:39.998-05:002020-02-28T16:39:39.998-05:00Nicely done-- yasher koach! I will credit the sour...Nicely done-- yasher koach! I will credit the source, and the Source. Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi David Hartley MarkDavid Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236298808273435031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-26641349959070693062019-12-01T11:53:33.257-05:002019-12-01T11:53:33.257-05:00Absolutely! Absolutely! The Itinerant Rabbi(t)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10606432998529445069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-57151241400910738792019-11-29T15:47:06.697-05:002019-11-29T15:47:06.697-05:00Perhaps it means that sometimes I have to go somew...Perhaps it means that sometimes I have to go somewhere special - out of the routine "chaos" - in order to still my mind to communicate with the Eternal. It's not so much that I have to "go to God" as it is I have to find myself. Morah Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04958756531302898368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-80663071859948255922019-10-26T21:04:10.079-04:002019-10-26T21:04:10.079-04:00There is beauty on this parsha. Love the thought a...There is beauty on this parsha. Love the thought about the still small voice, and being careful of our actions. And this parsha is difficult as the language promotes patriarchy and creates negativity about sexuality. nanarickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15102099896762112111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-52594495486604549632019-10-10T17:08:42.447-04:002019-10-10T17:08:42.447-04:00This is beautiful. Writing "todah" throu...This is beautiful. Writing "todah" through tears.Sherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08587531180665308321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-85606442430814848992018-07-02T18:59:47.643-04:002018-07-02T18:59:47.643-04:00Rabbah,
This is delightful. You never know when a...Rabbah,<br /><br />This is delightful. You never know when an opportunity will arise to teach, to reach out--sometimes, when that's the last thing you are looking for. But maybe those are the times you have the biggest impact. I bet your manicurist is telling all her friends and the women in her family about her "exotic" customer. And who knows how far the ripples will spread?<br /><br />CliffAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11982337555799962570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-31239385746541738112018-05-31T06:18:40.438-04:002018-05-31T06:18:40.438-04:00very amazing and interesting post.
Great Quotes - ...very amazing and interesting post.<br /><a href="https://famouspositivequotes.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Great Quotes</a> - <a href="https://quotes-words.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Best Quotes</a> - <a href="https://trainhardquotes.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Fitness Quotes</a><br /><a href="https://thefuturequotes.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Future Quotes</a> - <a href="https://yorequotes.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Image Quotes</a> - <a href="https://positivefamousquotes.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Positive Life Quotes</a><br /><a href="https://super-successful.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Success Quotes</a> - <a href="http://xyore.com" rel="nofollow">xyore</a> - <a href="https://greatquotesonlife.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">اقوال وحكم</a><br /><a href="https://hekmas.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">حكمة رائعة</a>Enthusiasm Quoteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788878293976552512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-16527757145407762232016-06-30T01:46:36.160-04:002016-06-30T01:46:36.160-04:00Hello Holy Sister,
I miss you deeply, but love th...Hello Holy Sister,<br /><br />I miss you deeply, but love that Itripped over your d'var as I was studying for my Lunch and Learn. Thank you for he gift of your words.<br /><br />Love you!Chavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166454398560894741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-76691564536880413902015-05-02T14:58:27.590-04:002015-05-02T14:58:27.590-04:00Wow, thanks for this. I've never thought of ho...Wow, thanks for this. I've never thought of how a minister might experience death as she offers ritual and comfort to the grieving. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679321068945888368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-46206278141535658972014-05-25T23:59:12.074-04:002014-05-25T23:59:12.074-04:00Janaki, as always, thank you for your honesty and ...Janaki, as always, thank you for your honesty and your openness. Instead of asking and labeling what was said or not said as Lashon Hara, why don't we look at what you were doing. You were (and to this day still are) trying to be the best parent that you could/can be. To do that you realized that you needed to be as honest as you could with your daughter in order to help her understand the reality of her life with her father. The ideal way to do that would be to speak about him as little as possible, but always as truthfully as possible - always balancing what you are saying with the situation at hand. Sounds like you ultimately got there. We are human, we do, we experience, we learn. Sounds like you did just fine. The Itinerant Rabbi(t)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10606432998529445069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-49465444721455537552014-04-09T16:44:15.723-04:002014-04-09T16:44:15.723-04:00Question #2 strikes to the core for me (at least, ...Question #2 strikes to the core for me (at least, right now)...My parents divorced when I was 10, and were separated for about three years before that, and my mother was never able to speak a kind word about my father. I knew he was a loving dad, and I knew that he didn't do so well as a husband to my mother, but my mother was never able to see beyond her hurt. When I divorced from my first husband, I was determined to do all that I could to foster my daughter's ongoing positive relationship with her dad, and I was determined to not speak badly of him.<br /><br />But, then he proceeded to challenge my efforts to talk him up by continually disappointing her, and devaluing her. After a couple of years, I realized that my speech about him was not matching her experience of him. My efforts to try and stay positive about him were disrepecting her own personal experience. So, I started speaking to her more honestly about my opinion of his behavior to her, and how his values didn't match mine.<br /><br />She has a good relationship with him, but her eyes are open (as I'm sure her eyes are open to the faults of her mother!!).<br /><br />So, was that Lashon Hara?? was it appropriate?janakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824408201993329356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-67511496660815501192014-04-07T22:19:32.467-04:002014-04-07T22:19:32.467-04:00I try never to say evil against anyone, but...
I ...I try never to say evil against anyone, but...<br /><br />I was challenged by my ex-husband, who, when we divorced, I decided that, even if we weren't suited to one another as husband and wife, I wanted to be sure to support his value as the father of our daughter, having suffered myself as the daughter of a divorce where my own mother couldn't speak kindly of my father, beyond her bitter remembrance. And I spoke up my ex to my daughter.<br /><br />But, he didn't live up to my propagandizing of him!!<br /><br />After a few years of our separation, I realized that I was being hypocritical in representing him as a good father to her - his deficiencies as a husband resonated in his deficiencies as a father to her. And I realized that it was hypocritical of me to support the fiction of his role as the "good father" to our daughter.<br /><br />And, I ended up being honest with her. It hurt me to admit that he wasn't what I wanted him to be for her. I know that it was a repercussion of my own hurt of my mother's animus against my father, which prevented her from allowing me to have my own relationship with him. But, we can't always project our expectations on our kids, can we?<br /><br />And, I ask, how does this resonate with this Torah portion?janakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824408201993329356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-3874070177079412222014-01-06T00:02:09.770-05:002014-01-06T00:02:09.770-05:00Even the young children are taught at an early age...Even the young children are taught at an early age this custom of wearing a Kippah at all times and that reinforces the practice further. It is prohibited to go about bareheaded at any time and hence a strictly followed ritual. With such a heavy demand and sale naturally there is a big demand for Kippahs.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kippahsyourway.com/slide-1/" rel="nofollow">Discount kippahs</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375063148012687055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-91627897382376572272012-10-27T10:06:57.920-04:002012-10-27T10:06:57.920-04:00Thank you, Rabbah. I will need to ponder this for ...Thank you, Rabbah. I will need to ponder this for a while - I may be hearing that still, small voice now, but following it would cause so much upheaval...Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886225476339783827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-16082358871036841702012-03-02T16:26:42.682-05:002012-03-02T16:26:42.682-05:00Hi! Let's see if I can answer your questions. ...Hi! Let's see if I can answer your questions. <br />1. I refer to Gd as She precisely b/c all the Gd language in the Torah in male. In my mind, Gd is genderless, I use She to correct the balance. <br />2. I don't mean to say that the poles illustrate the letter "bet." Rather, the poles, as the instruments which allow the mishkan to be carried about, illustrates that letter "bet" in "b'tocham" the hebrew word which means "among them" or literally, in their midst.<br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Shabbat Shalom, Arlene<br />3.The Itinerant Rabbi(t)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10606432998529445069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-7719037898335154042012-02-24T00:41:30.318-05:002012-02-24T00:41:30.318-05:00Interesting point.
A few questions...
1. Why do ...Interesting point. <br />A few questions...<br /><br />1. Why do you refer to G-D as "She" if the Torah uses grammar that connotes "He". I am not arguing that G-D has a gender (he does not) nor that to our minds one pronoun should be any greater than the other. That said, I am curious why you chose the one that the Torah does not?<br /><br />2. What is your source for the fact that the poles were made to illustrate the letter "bet"?...If no source isn't it hard to say that it was shaped like the letter "bet"? The letter bet does not extend out on both sides like the poles did. And even if it did, what would that have to do with "b'tocham"?<br /><br />3. Let us all associate with a mikdash! No excuses!!! We could only truly create our own mikdash inside of us if we realize and appreciate what we are trying to strive for. The mishkan represented an oasis of avodas HaShem (service to HaShem). Let us all realize the type of devotion and love to our creator that that generation exemplified. They were not "uncivilized" they were not "uncultured" they were not "uneducated". Rather, they understood the emes - truth, in listening to the word of G-D and His Torah. The Torah - Written and Oral - is by definition unchanging because it is emes and emes CANNOT change. The seal of G-D is truth and that is something we should all strive for. We must learn His Torah and follow in His ways.<br /><br />Let us hope and pray that as role-models for the world, we could rediscover ourselves and become followers of the Torah.<br /><br />Anyway, keep up the work Arlene.<br /><br />P.S. If anyone wants any supplementary reading. Here are some other great weekly portion sites:<br /><br />http://www.simpletoremember.com/<br />http://www.torah.org/<br />http://thoughtsonparsha.blogspot.com/Kilavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732486179336639909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-85999901665744628062011-12-13T17:27:14.404-05:002011-12-13T17:27:14.404-05:00Great blog!
If you interested in modern agricultur...Great blog!<br />If you interested in modern agriculture and farming, then I will invite you to visit my blog.<br /><a href="http://royfarm.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Methods of Modern Farming</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079093077149599805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-44623991579110530062011-07-16T14:43:13.078-04:002011-07-16T14:43:13.078-04:00Thanks for your comment. Read your post about kipp...Thanks for your comment. Read your post about kippot. Interesting that the kippah you posted a picture of is a woman's kippah! There are many (but not too many) women proud of wearing a kippah - but it does get quite complicated, especially in Israel. kol tuv.The Itinerant Rabbi(t)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10606432998529445069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-82867330603874594052011-07-15T12:31:09.840-04:002011-07-15T12:31:09.840-04:00Quite a story! First time I've read something ...Quite a story! First time I've read something about a woman proud of wearing a kippah! Hope to hear more from you!<br /><br />---------<br />Jasper @ <a href="http://www.bestkippah.com" rel="nofollow">Best Kippah</a>Lishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704192471871576100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-37448794872544319572011-07-10T09:55:03.969-04:002011-07-10T09:55:03.969-04:00Arlene, I like the way you created a dialogue betw...Arlene, I like the way you created a dialogue between you and Rev Gafney...so interesting to see two takes on the same space/experience!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-59344849606814511472011-05-19T13:48:34.049-04:002011-05-19T13:48:34.049-04:00Wow - i realize I should come back here more often...Wow - i realize I should come back here more often - there's a lot to learn from you, my friend!! I started on the one below/before this one, but it's REALLY long, and i'll have to save if for another time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-14210872656772953922011-02-08T21:54:39.214-05:002011-02-08T21:54:39.214-05:00yay!! glad to see you back writing...maybe you...yay!! glad to see you back writing...maybe you'll inspire me to revive my blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-78524639391096834352010-06-01T22:31:17.198-04:002010-06-01T22:31:17.198-04:00Hi Shefa. I would definitely recommend Hannaton as...Hi Shefa. I would definitely recommend Hannaton as a place to lead retreats. The facilities are nice, grounds are lovely, the place is clean, food is good, people are friendly and hospitable... has just about all you could ask for. I believe we have a relative in common - Erica Steelman. Actually - she's an actual relative of yours and a distant by marriage one of mine - but we are close friends and hevruta at RRC so we cal each other cousin - works for me! <br />kol tuv - ArleneThe Itinerant Rabbi(t)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10606432998529445069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709386143198509866.post-66572769682154314432010-05-27T12:59:31.533-04:002010-05-27T12:59:31.533-04:00Hi Arlene,
I'm a graduate of RRC, now living i...Hi Arlene,<br />I'm a graduate of RRC, now living in New Mexico but but rabbinate takes me all over the world. Recently I've been emailing with the folks at Hannaton about leading a meditation retreat there.<br />I googled ad came upon your post... so I was wondering if you would recommend it as a place to lead retreats. Good to meet you.<br /><br />Shefa GoldUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641685104126969815noreply@blogger.com