by Shekhiynah Larks | Sep 25, 2017 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
I have a special treat that I make to fortify me for Yom Kippur. It blends my Laotian Buddhist background with my contemporary Jewish practice. In Buddhism, fast days are set according to the lunar cycle and there are many of them through the year. In order to have...
by Shekhiynah Larks | May 17, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Identity
When I set out to study in a traditional religious academy in Jerusalem last year, I was expecting a spiritual change, not a fashion makeover. I got both. Much of my professional life I worked in Los Angeles’s entertainment industry where fashion was essential to my...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Apr 6, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity
As we prepare for our Passover seder this coming year, Stacey Menchel Kussell and Aaron Samuels bring us a collaborative and film project combining dance, music and poetry to unpack the daily rituals that we practice in our lives. The video, Ritual, follows four...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Nov 10, 2015 | Arts & Culture, Identity
My name is Sandra Lawson, and I am rabbinical student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. I’m spending this semester in Israel studying at the Conservative Yeshiva, in Jerusalem. I’m having a great time studying Talmud, Jewish spirituality and Hebrew. I’m...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Mar 16, 2015 | Holidays, Identity
According to legend, at Passover Elijah the Prophet visits every Seder table around the world. As he travels he must marvel at the diversity of traditions that can be found in different communities and regions. These global traditions provide wonderful ways to prompt...
