Rabbi Gila CaineJul 22, 20221 minFire Anger ForestsAt Kabbalat Shabbat this evening we'll look into the connections between our inner fire-anger and the that of the Earth. I love how we...
Rabbi Gila CaineAug 12, 20213 minA religious obligation to Mother Earth While I was teaching about Earth focused Halacha a few weeks ago, one of the participants, Lisa Apfelberg, came up with this great...
Rabbi Gila CaineJul 6, 20211 minBein Adam l'Adamah: Halachah of the EarthTraditional Halachah (Jewish law) is organized in two overarching categories: The relationship between Jews and God/ess (בין אדם למקום /...
Rabbi Gila CaineJun 17, 20212 minChild sacrifice and ShmitahThoughts about this week's Haftarah Shmitah is a practice in thinking about the future and in our ability to comprehend a time beyond...
Rabbi Gila CaineApr 26, 20211 minThe Omer - a physical offering practiceThe 49 day ritual of Counting the Omer has never really appealed to me before this year. Growing up, it was just about counting days,...
Rabbi Gila CaineApr 9, 20202 minPesach: Quiet at the heart of chaosPurim is always a hectic time, but this year it really overdid it. And now here we are in a world with around half a million ill and some...