Jewish Spiritual Renewal:PEREK SHIRA 3:5: PALM SINGS: Shabbat 12/29/12

 

 

 

 

RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL: JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL: PEREK SHIRA 3:5 THE PALM SINGS Subscribe to the Rabbi Arthur Segal Jewish Spiritual Renewal mailing list. Jewish Spiritual Renewal: New Class: Fun/Light: Perek Shira: Shabbat 12/29/12 perek shira: song of nature   Shalom my dear Chaverim, Talmidim, v' Rabbanim, friends, students, and fellow rabbis. An oneg, joy-filled, Shabbat this coming weekend to all. HAPPY 2013! May we merit to know a complete Shalom beyond human comprehension!   For this series, we are studying Perek Shira. It will be fun and light and short for those that wish it to be, as well as deep and involved from those who like to delve into our traditions texts. Perek Shira is 6 chapters long with verses of various heavenly and earthly bodies, plants and creatures singing praises to God. If you would like, consider the phrase the entity is singing, and ascribe to it what the entity is trying to teach us... about what traits to mirror and what traits to avoid. More on the text is found in the first class. For those new to the class Baruch ha Ba! Welcome! You can view past classes at http://rabbiarthursegal.blogspot.com "The PALM is singing: 'The righteous flourish like the PALM tree; they grow like a cedar in Lebanon.' (Ps. 92:13) [Perek Shira 3:5, Nature's Song] Date Palm Trees at Kibbutz Maale Gilboa     What attributes of a Palm Tree do you wish to have? (Hint: Why is a palm used as part of the Lulav on Sukkot, part of the Sukkot's roof, and used on Hosanna Rabbah? What attributes does a date have, especially when pressed? What happens when a typhoon hits a palm tree...does it snap, or bend and go with the flow?)        These middot, character traits, of living in shalom, and becoming spiritually connected are discussed throughout all of my books. Find the one or more that you would like at www.JewishSpiritualRenewal.org/books.    How has learning Perek Shira helped you in your interpersonal relationships? Are you learning to live in shalom and be in shlema? How has understanding the spiritual and ethical teachings of Judaism helped you live a more joyous life?   Next class, Baruch ha Shem, we will continue with Perek Shira.     Thank you for joining me.     For those who want a d'var Torah on Parasha VAYECHI from '''A Spiritual and Ethical Compendium to the Torah and Talmud'' please click on http://rabbiarthursegal.blogspot.com/2008/02/chumash-candescence-parasha-vayechi.html or Rabbi Arthur Segal: RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL: CHUMASH CANDESCENCE: PARASHA VAYECHI : GENESIS 48:01 TO 50:26     Shalom uvracha, Rabbi Arthur Segal www.jewishspiritualrenewal.org Jewish Renewal www.jewishrenewal.info Jewish Spiritual Renewal http://rabbiarthursegal.blogspot.com Jewish Spirituality Eco Judaism, Spiritual Renewal facebook.com/RabbiArthurSegalJewishSpiritualRenewal Hilton Head Island, SC, Bluffton, SC, Savannah, GA      If visiting SC's Low Country, contact us for a Shabbat meal, in our home by the sea, our beth yam. Maker of Shalom (Oseh Shalom) help make us deserving of Shalom beyond all human comprehension! © 2012 Rabbi Arthur Segal Jewish Spiritual Renewal

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