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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Eikev 5771
Vol. 7, No. 49 -- 14 - 20 Menachem Av , 5771 / Aug. 14 - 20, 2011
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
Our lead article (followed by two related articles) is about the not-so-well known holiday that falls this week,
Tu B'Av,
when the single Jewish women used to dance and sing together in the fields. This week's Torah Reading concludes with the verses of the second paragraph of our most basic prayer, Shema Yisrael (see last two articles). Dedication
May we soon see the Ninth of Av transmuted into a day of holiday and rejoicing.
If you are in Israel, it is not too late to sign up for the "Festival of Love" - Tu B'Av Seminar and the "24th annual Tsfat Klezmer Music Festival" Retreat, both at Ascent-in-Safed. Call 1-800 30-40-70 |
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| Holidays | |
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Dancing in the Moonlight
— Tu B'Av: the greater the descent, the greater the ascent
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| Love & Marriage | |
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Soul Mates
— Kabbalah teaches that a soul's heavenly source has male and female halves.
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| Gender Issues | |
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The Gender Metaphor
— Kabbalah explains that the Infinite Creator and Creation yearn to be united, as male and female.
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| Daily Activities | |
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The Spirituality of Eating
— Kabbalah teaches that eating is also spiritual.
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| Pirkei Avot | |
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Jewish Acupuncture
— Kabbalistic healing practices
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| Weekly Torah Reading | |
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The Knowing Heart
— Prayer unites emotion with action.
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| Mystic Story | |
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Under the Full Moon
— "Be careful not to mix up your mezuzot with the Rebbe's mezuzot," the scribe cautioned.
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