A Religious Structure
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Download Printable Version Opening Dance Reader #2 Our world is a place of wonder! We must pause —- To see the ways it changes. At this time, as the warmth of spring Replaces the cold of winter, We have here…
Continue readingDownload Printable Version Special thanks to author Rabbi Anthony D. Holz “When you’re working toward a vision that’s firmly grounded in your values, when you are truly passionate about what you do, you will be capable of astounding creativity with…
Continue readingDownload Printable Version Download Printable Version Without Hebrew SEDER Order of Service I. קדש: Recite the Kiddush II. כרפס: Parsley dipped in Salt Water III. יחץ-מגיד: The middle Matsah is broken; one part to be eaten at end of…
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Polydoxy is a religious ideology that affirms the ultimate right of an individual to religious self-authority or autonomy. A religious community that adheres to a polydoxy affirms the ultimate right to religious autonomy of each of its members. Possessed of an…
Continue readingSoteria, defined as “ultimate meaningful existence”, is intended as a general term referring to whatever is the supremely positive psychic state according to different religious and philosophic systems. Hence, soteria can be employed to refer to “salvation” in Rabbinic Judaism; Maimonides’…
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This is a Sabbath moment, a moment of divine quest. Together we have created a sanctuary of Israel. We are invested with the sounds of the spirit. We are gathered in mutual affirmation to seek the Sabbath of the soul.
Continue readingThough life is troubled, we are here; Despite the sorrow, we are here. We know of pain and failure; Still we are here. For the sun can shine on a winter day, And a warm embrace bring tomorrow’s hope. We…
Continue readingDownload Printable Version The name “Jew” is in crisis. A word of intense power, it is often a source of confusion and conflict for a modern liberal religionist who bears the name. Accordingly, there are clear indications that if the…
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