On the Wings of Shekhinah: Rediscovering Judaism's Divine Feminine

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Quest Books, 1.9.2008 - 256 sivua
One effect of rising interest in the Kabbalah is a renewed focus on the Shekhinah, Judaism's divine feminine principle. Written with warmth and clarity, On the Wings of Shekhinah interweaves historical views of this concept with thoughtful quotes and guided meditations. Rabbi Leah Novick offers healing strategies for both Jews and non-Jews disaffected by rigid gender roles. Awareness of the Shekhinah’s energy within and around us helps bring hope to a planet afflicted by war, violence, and environmental abuse — this book shows how to find and use that energy.

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Rediscovering the Shekhinah
1
Shekhinah in the Tapestry of Time 13
13
The Hebrew Matriarchs
15
Divine Presence in Nature
25
Encountering the Pagan Past
37
Divine Mother Comes Home
51
The Ethical Mother
59
Divine Light and Prayer
69
Contemporary Jewish Feminism and the Return of Shekhinah
129
Shekhinah in Our Lives
139
Birth Death and Reincarnation
141
Love and Sexuality
149
Divine Guidance in Dreams
157
New Moon
167
Spiritual Healing
175
Appendix
185

The Feminine on the Tree of Life
79
Holding Her Place
91
Celebrating through History
93
Shekhinahs Return to Humanity
105
Back to Zion and the Land of Israel
117
Notes on Sources
187
Notes
189
Bibliography
197
Index
203
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Rabbi Leah Novick is a spiritual teacher whose teaching and research has been focused on the Divine Feminine, referred to as "Shekhinah" in Judaism, for the last two decades. She draws on traditional knowledge, combining it with guided visualization and meditation in her workshops and ceremonies. She has also written biographies of Jewish women saints, which have been integrated into a theatre piece performed with her advanced students. Rabbi Leah was ordained in 1987. Since that time she has provided rabbinical leadership to both alternative and conventional Jewish groups in California including 'Beit Shekhinah' in Berkeley, Temple Beth El in Salinas, and 'Shabbos in Carmel' on the Central Coast. She is also founder and spiritual adviser to Ruach Ha Aretz, a Jewish spiritual retreat group that serves the Western states. Leah is featured in the International Hadassah calendar of "Women Rabbis around the World." She has also been honored with the title 'Pathfinder' by the Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal for her pioneering work in bringing the feminine into contemporary Jewish liturgy and rituals. Prior to her re-immersion in Jewish spirituality she had a long and distinguished career in Public Policy and Academia. During the 1980's she taught at the U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Public Policy. In the late 70's after serving as chief coordinator of the International Women's Year Commission, she was appointed ASSU guest professor at Stanford University. Leah moved to California in 1980 after ending a long marriage blessed with three grown children and five fabulous grand-children. Charmed by the West Coast (after several years in New York and Washington D.C.), she now resides in Carmel on the beautiful California central coast. She draws inspiration from the power of the natural environment and continues to travel and work for harmony, understanding, and peace between all people.

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