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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Jewish Spiritual Renewal: New Class:                                   Fun/Light:                                    Perek Shira: Shabbat 8/3/13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     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.                                                                      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.                                                                                                       ''The GRASSHOPPER sings:                                   'I lift my eyes to the mountains, from where                                   shall my help come? (Ps. 121:1)[PEREK SHIRA 4:25                                   NATURE'S SONG]. Are we as spiritually attuned as                                   a GRASSHOPPER?                                                                                                                                           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.                                                                       Shalom                                   uvracha,                                                                       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!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | © 2013 Rabbi                                   Arthur Segal Jewish Spiritual                                   Renewal |                 |     |    |        |    |