by Gilla | Feb 6, 2011 | Articles and Posts
Gilla Nissan: What do the sources of Jewish tradition tell us about suffering? Rabbi Omer-Man: Within the Jewish tradition, though perhaps we should say traditions, there are numerous reflections on the topic of suffering. These come from a range of...
by Gilla | May 4, 2010 | Articles and Posts
A PASSWORD TO THE WORLD THAT IS COMING: The Wedding Celebration of Rabbi Shim’on Bar Yochai ( PARABOLA, Volume 35, Number 2, summer 2010: “Life After Death”) Rabbi Shim’on sits up on his bed, laughing, weeping, raising his hands while praying...
by Gilla | Apr 30, 2010 | Articles and Posts
Lag B’ omer 5770 Sunday, May 2, 2010 / Iyar 18 Is especially auspicious for me, because of the Publication of my article, “A Password to The World That is Coming; The Wedding Celebration of Rabbi Shim’on Bar Yochai”, In Parabola, Volume 35 Number 2, Summer 2010....
by Gilla | Apr 12, 2010 | Articles and Posts
When the music of the Beatles came to Israel, I remember trying to translate the song “Love, Love, Love” into Hebrew. It was impossible. I could not convey this distant, fresh, spontaneous Western word through the fairly archaic Hebrew language. I could...
by Gilla | Apr 5, 2010 | Articles and Posts
Dear Friends, chag sameach, It is a joyous moment for me to open this website to all other seekers of truth. Time to offer a shecheyanu in celebration of the birth of a new community. Once again, I am being reminded that one of the measures to recognize inner freedom...
