Category Archives: ritual

learning the cheers

Posted on 2021/02/06 by davka

When was the last time you…  attend­ed a con­cert? went to a sports event? played a musi­cal instru­ment with a group of peo­ple? played a group sport? par­tic­i­pat­ed in a barn rais­ing? helped build a house with Habi­tat For Human­i­ty? par­tic­i­pat­ed in any col­lec­tive endeav­or? Same with me. An … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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rejoice in your festivals — a sukkot meditation

Posted on 2020/10/02 by davka

boost­ing this up to the top for the week of sukkot Ear­li­er ver­sions of this have been post­ed at my orig­i­nal (pre-blog) site (first post­ed in 1997) and par­tial­ly as “time for prun­ing” in 2011. A vari­ant also exists as a print­able … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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