Women’s Rosh Chodesh (The Beginning of the Month) Study Group   All women are invited to join the Women’s Rosh Chodesh monthly study group for a little learning and a little nosh.  Preparation is NOT needed.   Rosh Chodesh is traditionally a women's holiday, celebrated at the new moon. It has historically been marked with a break from the every day monotony of household chores and other work.   We will center discussions on the ideas presented in the book by Melinda Ribner, Kabbalah Month by Month: A Year of Spiritual Practice and Personal Transformation.   According to the Kabbalah, each month has a healing energy associated with it and offers us an opportunity to channel that energy into our own lives.   Chag Sameach! Chaya NOTE: On June 13th, Alberto Barugel will discuss the "Ballad of the Sacrifice of Isaac" from the Sephardic ballad tradition
	Past and Upcoming Meetings:      2010  Rosh Chodesh Tu B'Shvat  Sunday  January 24  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Adar  Sunday  February 21  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Nissan  Sunday  March 21  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Iyyar  Sunday  April 18  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Sivan  Sunday  May 16  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh  Sunday  June 13  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Tisha B'Av  Sunday  July 24  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Elul Rosh  Sunday  August 15  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan  Sunday  October 10  7 pm      2009  Rosh Chodesh Shevat  Sunday  January 04  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Adar I  Sunday  February 08  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Adar II  Sunday  March 08  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Nissan  Sunday  April 05  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Iyyar  Sunday  May 03  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh  Sunday  May 31  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Sivan  Sunday  June 28  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Tisha B'Av  Wednesday  July 29  7:30 pm  Rosh Chodesh Av  Tuesday  August 04  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Elul  Sunday  August 23  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Tishrei  Sunday  October 18  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan  Sunday  November 22  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Tevet  Tuesday  December 15  6:30 pm      2008  Rosh Chodesh Shevat  Sunday  January 13  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Adar I  Sunday  February 10  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Adar II  Sunday  March 09  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Nissan  Sunday  April 13  3 pm  Rosh Chodesh Iyyar  Sunday  May 18  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Sivan  Sunday  June 22  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Tammuz  Sunday  July 13  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Av  Sunday  August 05  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Elul  Sunday  September 07  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Tishrei  Sunday  October 05  4 pm  Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan  Sunday  November 02  7 pm  Rosh Chodesh Tevet  Sunday  December 07  7pm      2007  Rosh Chodesh Tevet Sunday  December 16  7 pm  Contact Chaya Schneider for location and questions
Why does Yitzhak represent gevurah, strength, when it seems like he was limited in that realm? Yitzchak is associated with the sephira of gevurah, which interestingly is on the left column, representive of feminine energy. Gevurah is the quality of restriction, Yitzchak had to restrict his natural desire to live in his willingness to sacrifice his life. There is more information about the sephirot in my book, New Age Judaism.   What information is there on the spouses of Miriam and Aaron? Midrashim say that Miriam was married to Calev. He was one of the spies we read about last week who did not have a bad report about the land of Israel. She married him later in her life and had children with him after she was afflicted with leprosy. I have a theatre piece that I do on Miriam, Sarah and Batya that gives a lot of unknown details about their lives and their marriages, etc.  I think it would be fabulous to perform in your area, along with workshops. Aaron was married to Elisheva. I beleve that detail is in the Torah. There is much about the spouses in the midrashim (legends that are recorded in the Oral Torah). What is the hebrew kabbalistic term for the "energy" word used in Melinda's book? There are several words that may be used for energy in Hebrew.  Shefa, or  Hasphoar. It is also the mazel of each month that shapes the energy. Miriam Shulamit ( Melinda Mindy Ribner)