The Month of Shevat - Live Jewish Video

About this Class

The month of Shevat teaches us how to widen the circles of sanctity and draw down holiness into our everyday lives. Notable events include Moses’ translation of the Torah on the first of Shevat, and the New Year for Trees on the 15th of Shevat.

By Shimona Tzukernik

Shimona Tzukernik is an international lecturer and the founder and director of OMEK, a center devoted to in-depth transformational learning for women. She is also a course-writer for the Jewish Learning Institute, a freelance writer, and the editor of Rachel’s Jug, her monthly e‑zine. Her latest project is W.H.A.M.!—a workshop exploring the relationship between Work, Happiness and Meaning, geared to both lay audiences and corporate clients.

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January 19, 2013

A Question

Insightful video. But I don't understand this idea of Sparks of the Divine in food. That as we consume literal food and the Divine Sparks go to our brains. Sounds like pantheism

Vruria
Spokane, WA

January 14, 2013

I want to thank you Shimona, for this 13 minute video- 13 minutes packed with such insightful information. I feel that you have taught me so much. I will search for more inspirational videos and articles that you have made.

Marlene Lewis
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

January 14, 2013

THANK YOU. . I just had an opportunity to veiw this talk. Perfect timing in my lifr. Am helping my daughter through chemo. .Here in Seattle. .And food is definitely an issue. You have clarified some basics for me. I hope to share this with her. Thank you.

Golda
Seattle

January 13, 2013

Nothingness

This was a very interesting video. I was a Buddhist for 12 years before I choses to call myself Noachide and what you say about the place of stillness and nothingness within, where there is only the connection with the creator is so similar to the Scripture of Great Wisdom of Mayhayana tradition that I cannot but think that the one came out of the other!! Bearing in mind that Judaism is older than Buddhism it would seem that the lost tribes maybe traveled east and the Torah lives within eastern mysticism. When I first found Chabad I was astounded to find a truer version of Buddhist truth here and since then I keep studying and trying to find my way back to Sinai (so to speak) G_d willing. I want to learn more of this kind of thing that you have taught today. Thank you.

Julie
UK

January 13, 2013

This was great! It had special significance for me. Very quietly uplifting. Thank you!

Bathsheva Gladstone
Branford, CT