Showing results for "Gardens" in Judaism

When Israel Regardie wrote A Garden of Pomegranates in 1932, he designed it to be a simple yet comprehensive guidebook outlining the complex system of the Qabalah and providing a key to its symbolism. Since then, it has achieved the status of a classic among texts on the Qabalah.

“In the Garden of the Righteous brilliantly describes how in the midst of the brutality of the Holocaust and the collaboration, acquiescence and passivity of millions, there were people who risked their lives to save others out of a sense of shared humanity. This book is more timely than ever...

Teachers of Torah have coined the Hebrew term PaRDeS (פרדס – a word literally meaning “garden” or "orchid") to refer to a four-tiered system of biblical interpretation, which reveals that each word, verse, and story in the Bible could be simultaneously understood on four different levels. Through this year-long course, we will explore the very words of God from these levels of the garden. The name The Garden Within was chosen for this teaching series because it adopts the PaRDeS system of learning and because it delights in the spiritual pleasure through reaching new ...

Religious or spiritual doubt is natural. It's normal. And it's never been more widespread. But life without a framework of meaning to guide life's decisions strips us of essential resilience and often results in depression. So many of us struggle to find that meaning in today's modern world. This podcast describes my personal journey from the depths of doubt to rediscover meaning and purpose - a journey to find an inspired modern faith. (NOTE: you're invited to copy and paste the transcripts of each episode and the Glossary for visual review and analysis) For a GLOSSARY of key concepts ...

Sacred Garden offers calm, thoughtful reflections on stories from the Tanakh.Each short episode retells a biblical moment in plain, gentle language and ends with a personal insight to carry with you.A weekly Torah bite for anyone seeking light, meaning, or a peaceful pause in their day.

This charming book recounts the remarkable journey of the bagel from the tables of 17th-century Poland to the freezers of middle America today. The story is one of surprising connections between an unassuming ring-shaped roll and centuries of Polish, Jewish, and American history.

Two friends, one farm dream. Wendy packed up her suburban Maryland home, two kids, two cats, and a dog and moved to a farm in rural North Carolina. Melissa, who's still back in Maryland, lives the farm life vicariously through Wendy while tending to her ever-expanding backyard garden. They catch up each week to discuss the latest adventures on her farm, Chutzpah Hollow, with occasional updates from Melissa's tiny oasis in the 'burbs.Why are we here? When Wendy decided to take that enormous leap to fulfill her dream of buying a farm, I wanted to make sure I could follow along every step of the ...