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Reading the weekly Torah portion through Mussar commentary - and especially through the writings of R' Shlomo Wolbe z"l in his book Alei Shur.
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וישב - Vayeishev: Our lightHow do we wake up to our true self, and lift ourselves out of the proverbial "deep clay pit" we might sometimes find ourselves in. The text leans on the writings of R' Shlomo Wolbe in his book "Alei Shur".
Gila Caine•319 Views•December 15, 2024•Alei Shur,עלי שור,Self Knowledge,Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe,Mussar (מוּסָר ),Vayeshev
Emet - Haftarah for Vayikraהפטרת ויקרא ככלי לבחינת מידת אמת כאחת המידות המובילות את ספר ויקרא, ספר תורת כהנים
כלי מלא, לב שבור:Full vessel, broken heartHumility during redemption, compassion in the face of brokenness. A reading of the 10th plague and the exodus from Mitzrayim from a Mussar perspective.
Gila Caine•266 Views•January 27, 2025•Shlomo Wolbe,Humility,Anavah,Blood,Mussar (מוּסָר ),Going,Mussar (מוּסָר ),שלמה וולבה,Bo,עלי שור
וגיאותא דיליה היא : Exaltation is HisShabbat Shira 5785, reading the Shirat HaYam and the story of redemption through the middah of true humility
Hakarat Todah / הכרת תודהGratitude as an action (not only feeling) which grows out of noticing our indebtedness to all who have supported us (human and the more-than-human world). Based on the teaching of R’ Wolbe in his book Alei Shur & his teaching on the Kavvanah behind the words of Blessings.
Gila Caine•87 Views•January 23, 2025•Alei Shur,Va'era,וארא,Nature,Mus,Earth,עלי שור,Worlds,Environment,Gratitude,Gratitude,Environment
שייכות: Solidarity and social responsibilityShabbat Shekalim 5785/2025. In a Jewish world post Oct. 7 2023 and all that followed, what do we as a community hold to be the minimum requirement of solidarity, as we define "belonging"?
Inward: a ladder connecting Sky and Soilדף מקורות מלווה ללימוד "פתיחה לעבודה פרטית", שער שלישי בספר עלי שור לר' שלמה וולבה. עמ' קל"ו-ק"מ
Gila Caine•165 Views•December 3, 2024•Mussar (מוּסָר ),Spiritul Growth ,Jacob's Ladder,Parashat Vayetzei,Vayetze,Jacob,Makom
הצעות להפטרות חלופיות לשבת דינה / שבת פרשת וישלח Alternative Haftrah for Shabbat Dinah (parashat Vayishlach)An alternative Haftarah reading for Shabbat Vayishlach
You can read more about Shabbat Dinah, and about B'not Dinah - the Israeli Reform rabbinic group which initiated this conversation in the movement, here: https://reform.org.il/dina/
Loneliness: the burden of silenceShabbat Vayishlach 5785, Dealing with the rape of Dinah, exploring the middah of silence, knowing when to speak up and the consequences of not speaking at the right time.
דף מקורות מלווה ללימוד קטע מתוך "מבוא לשער הרביעי" ספר עלי שור, חלק ראשון.
Gila Caine•297 Views•December 13, 2024•Dinah,Rape,Mussar (מוּסָר ),Silence,Dinah,VaYishlach,Alei Shur,Shabbat Dinah
SilenceShabbat Vayishlach 5785,
Not Published•Gila Caine•97 Views•December 9, 2024•Rape,Dinah,Mussar (מוּסָר ),Shabbat Dinah,Dinah,VaYishlach
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