The Beginning By Rachel Kann If you can find stillness, the jasmine will night-bloom in your direction and the breeze will carry its sacred exhalation of perfume toward you. Breathe, the moon will cascade waves of radiance downward, drop her silver robes, glow. You will awaken, overtaken by a love that asks no permission, golden particles rising beneath your skin. all of existence longs to be an offering. eternity is a constant whisper wishing to be listened to. This is the...

How to Bless the New Moon By Rachel Kann Back before the journey began, before traversing  the massive desert expanse, before the sea had even split, way way back in Egypt, the first collective gift-transmission was given: With transcendental gentleness, the  Indwelling/Ever-Presence/All-That-Is/Infinite  lifted your chin;  directed your attention  toward the heavens, said,  Let the moon’s cyclic and fluid beauty  hew you to the rhythm  of time’s unending spiral,  use this precise present  as your very beginning. Sanctify every recursive moment of...

Moon of Dreaming (November/December)  As the nights grow longer, we read many Torah portions about dreams and dreaming. In these long nights, take the time to dream and re-ignite your creativity. Our spiritual focus is on our personal connection to Divine through creative expression. As the weather changes and the days grow shorter, we seek inspiration in  Yirah  (יראה), or the idea of Radical Amazement/Fear/Awe/Reverence. Kohenet Ketzirah  HaMa’agelet  (the Circle Maker) is a maker and teacher of the sacred arts. She...