This month, Rebekah and Nomy have an extended conversation about time, and pause, and mystical counting practices. Sink in with us and revel in the divine mystery of Iyar.
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This podcast episode was edited by Kim Wayman and Nomy Lamm
Show notes:
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Shavuot: Festival of Revelation, when all Jews who ever were or ever would be were at Mount Sinai to receive the Torah
Counting the Omer: The 49 day period between the second night of Pesach and Shavuot, marking the journey from Liberation to Revelation. The kabbalists created a mystical counting practice using the tree of life that many people have been connecting with in recent years.
Pesach Sheni: Exactly one month after the day before Pesach, known as the “second chance holiday,” for those who didn’t bring an offering to the temple on Pesach
Chometz: Any leavened bread or crumbs that need to be cleared out for Pesach
Sephirot: Emanations of the Divine on the tree of life
Kabbalistic Tree of Life: A Jewish mystical diagram showing relationships between different faces of god; a map between the physical world and its source
Elana June: Follow her on instagram @madamfullsharge for Omer insights
Chesed: A sephirot/emanation of the divine that corresponds with Heart Expansion and compassion
Zohar: The most famous kabbalistic text, you can download the whole thing at https://www.kabbalah.info/engkab/the-zohar/download-the-zohar#.ZDIxhezMJcg
Hillulah: Pilgrimage to a holy person’s gravesite
Bibliomancy: A form of divination that uses a book as a channel for wisdom and intuition
Shlissel challah: A key-shaped challah made on the shabbat following Pesach.
Jewish Magic & Healing Arts online class with Rebekah Erev: https://rebekaherevstudio.com/introduction-to-jewish-magic-healing-arts
Song: What Wondrous Love is This is a hymn that was taught to Nomy by Lizzie Salsich, a Christian mystic. It has been through many reinterpretations to find this form.
