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30TH ANNUAL (DANCE & LEARN) PURIM PARTY FOR WOMEN–STILL ON!

PURIM PARTY IS STILL ON. COME ONE, COME ALL. PURIM SAMEACH…SY You are
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A Short Tribute to Etrog for Tu B’Shvat

The word for etrog (אתרוג) relates to the Hebrew root, רגג, which means,
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Chanukka—Harbinger of Messianic Gender Shifts to Come

Since Chanukka and Purim reference toward the future, R. Luria associates them with
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Fifteen Stages of the Pesach Seder

The Fifteen Stages That Form the Backbone of Our Pesach Ritual and trace
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Keter – Malchut

Purim 2019 / 5779 Sarah Yehudit Schneider Based on R. YYYY Safrin of 
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The Klipah Precedes the Fruit

“If the Torah had not been given, we would still have learned modesty
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ZOT CHANUKKA–A TRIBUTE TO THE SHEKHINA

The kabbalists read into Chanukka’s eight days, a journey of progressive tikun down
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From Eden to Purim: Simcha shel Mitzvah

Purim 2018 / 5778 Sarah Yehudit Schneider The Talmud asks: “Why did the
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All the Creatures Pray for a Fruitful Harvest

Tu B’Shvat, 5778 / 2018 Sarah Yehudit Schneider All the trees of the
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A Chanukka Meditation from the Zohar

This Chanukka teaching is dedicated to Yaku, daughter of Heltcha: “Thank you for
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When the Body Gives Light to the Soul

Purim, 5777 / 2017 Sarah Yehudit Schneider Based on the teachings of R.
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The Two Trees at Eden’s Center

Tu B’Shvat, 5777 / 2017 Sarah Yehudit Schneider God made grow out of
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The Menorah: Secret of Ruach HaKodesh

Chanukka 2016 / 5777 Sarah Yehudit Schneider Make a menorah out of pure gold. The
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The Transmutation of Shame though Teshuva

Rosh HaShana 2016 / 5777 Based on R. Tsadok HaKohen, Tikanat HaShavin 5:10-12,
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The Torah of Atzilut — The Torah of Souls

Shavuot 2016 /5776 Sarah Yehudit Schneider The Torah revealed at Sinai (on Shavuot) is
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A (Short) Discourse on Freedom

Pesach 2016 /5776 Sarah Yehudit Schneider “The reward phase of history called the
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Topsy-Turvy Gluon Dance ~~ Purim 2016 /5776

A Model for Ahavat Yisrael Sarah Yehudit Schneider כִּי הָמָן בֶּן-הַמְּדָתָא הָאֲגָגִי צֹרֵר
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Meditation #10 – The Obstacle of Strange Fire (part 2 of 2)

A spiritual path asks its adherents to walk their talk.  Yet that is
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The Obstacle of Strange Fire — #9

One of the most difficult and subtle challenges of a spiritual path is
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“A Single, Unified Alliance…”

Rosh HaShana 2015 / 5776 Sarah Yehudit Schneider A true story: A woman brings
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Prayer as Meditation — #8

Prayer is called “service of the heart” because it’s challenge (and calling) is
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Textual Study as Meditation — #7

Textual Study as Meditation alternates study with meditation in a way that dissolves
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Meditation and Shabbat — Lesson #6

Our break from work on Shabbat creates an atmosphere of rest that permeates
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Kabbalistic Underpinnings of Speaking Truth to Lie — Meditation #5

This FIFTH video teaching on Jewish meditation explains how meditation, and in particular the
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Masters of the Saf — Purim 2015 / 5775

In those days, when Mordekhai sat by the king’s gate, two of the
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