As long as we have been dreaming, we have been wondering what they could mean. Today we dive into dream divination, interpretation, and dream work with incredible guest, Rabbi Jill Hammer, PHD. Co-founder of the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute and the Director of Spiritual Education at the Academy for Jewish Religion, her most recent books are Undertorah: An Earth-Based Kabbalah of Dreams and Return to the Place: The Magic, Meditation, and Mystery of Sefer Yetzirah. You may also know her from her book with Taya Shere: The Hebrew Priestess: Ancient and New Visions of Jewish Women’s Spiritual Leadership.

Sources:

Undertorah: An Earth-Based Kabbalah of DreamStudies in Jewish Dream Interpretation

FB - Ayin Press; Instagram - @ayinpress; Twitter - @AyinPress

While UnderTorah was gifted to me free of charge, all opinions are my own. 

Arguably the most popular of all Jewish folk creatures, today we're discussing all things Golem. From depictions in media like Supernatural to whether or not you could eat a Golem, we take a dive into its history and modern occurences. 

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Golem: Jewish Magical and Mystical Traditions on the Artificial Anthropoid  by Moshe Idel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abracadabra

Atlanta Jewish times, written by ALLEN H. LIPIS, and published in 2020.

The Golem Redux: From Prague to Post-Holocaust Fiction By Elizaheth R Rae

kosher.com / clay

The Encylopedia of Jewish myth, magic, & mysticism -- Rabbi Geoffrey W. Dennis

My Jewish learning golem

Jewish Encyclopedia golem entry

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Tichels (Yiddish) or mitpachat (Hebrew) are Jewish terms for headscarves. You may have grown up with your mother, aunts, grandmothers, cousins, family, etc, wearing them. Or you may not have known there is a history of Jews covering their hair with headscarves. But there is a modern resurgence, and it isn't just amongst the married women of Orthodox communities. Jews of all communities, nationalities, and levels of observance are reclaiming the tichel, so it's time we talk about why. 

The I-10 Book Club

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From reading livers (yes) to doing divination with our fingernails during Havdallah, we're all about divination this week, plus, why your grandpa might tell you it's forbidden. 

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Come on, who doesn't love candles? This week we start with the important discussions we forgot in last weeks episode...Can dragons light Shabbat candles and are mermaids kosher? Once we finish up that fascinating discussion, we move on to what candles are and a few ways that we can use them in Judaism!

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Sources:

https://vashtimedia.com/2020/09/25/the-forgotten-womens-rituals-of-yom-kippur/

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/484177/jewish/Is-any-candle-kosher.htm

https://oukosher.org/halacha-yomis/long-must-shabbos-candles-burn/#:~:text=Ideally%2C%20one%20should%20use%20candles,Mishnah%20Berurah%20263%3A41).

https://esefarad.com/?p=17717

https://images.shulcloud.com/811/uploads/Documents/Source-Sheets/Rebbetzin-Levine-Hands-On-Halachah/03082012-03-05.pdf

https://www.pullingatthreads.com/_files/ugd/dfc9c7_3d1bc35d2ac441dc8affa988bbe344c5.pdf

Hello friends! Some very kind listeners let me know that the last episode was extremely quiet---that's what I get for editing with headphones on! I've reuploaded with louder audio, but have kept the original up in case folks don't mind that one. This is the first time recording with two people at once in the same space (as opposed to over zoom, etc), so thank you for all the kind messages!

This week, you get a very special nonsense episode featuring my best friend, Kenzie! We recorded this on Halloween...but it is live now! We talk all things Twilight, our friendship, and generally have a good time!

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This week, you get a very special nonsense episode featuring my best friend, Kenzie! We recorded this on Halloween...but it is live now! We talk all things Twilight, our friendship, and generally have a good time!

All proceeds made from ads during this episode will be donated to Move to Higher Ground: "Our mission is to secure the future of the Quileute tribe by moving the at-risk community to the safe zone where their culture and heritage can continue to thrive for generations to come."

You can donate and learn more here: https://mthg.org/

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Let's talk about the afterlife...Heaven, Hell, Purgatory, Reincarnation, Ressurection that rolls your body through underground tunnels?

This week, let's dive into our last episode in a mini-series all about death in Judaism.

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This week, let's dive into the second episode in a mini-series all about death in Judaism.

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