tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post8545773783449885110..comments2023-12-03T20:14:00.908-06:00Comments on Ima on (and off) the Bima: Real-Life Jewish Parenting: Visiting the Mikveh - 13 Things I Loved About ItPhyllis Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16654761832717723000noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-14244433587292097792008-01-03T13:09:00.000-06:002008-01-03T13:09:00.000-06:00Loved this post!! I love going to mikvah and woul...Loved this post!! I love going to mikvah and would go monthly if I could sell the idea to PC who is SO not on board!! So I go before the HHD every year and love it, love it, love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-34798468794779825592007-09-08T21:17:00.000-05:002007-09-08T21:17:00.000-05:00Thank you for such an interesting TT. A friend of...Thank you for such an interesting TT. A friend of mine converted to Judaism in order to marry a jewish girl and keep her family happy, and he told me he took, in his words, "a ceremonial bath". I assume this is what he meant. I enjoyed learning about it here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-28954974414956945742007-09-08T12:52:00.000-05:002007-09-08T12:52:00.000-05:00That is really interesting. I assumed that since B...That is really interesting. I assumed that since Biblically women were not to be teachers/preachers over men, that it would have been a Jewish tradition/law also. It is an issue I struggle with as a Christian. I can't seem to find peace with women preaching and teaching over men Biblically, but I also know that when men do not stand up and lead a woman will have to step in, and many times have more wisdom and a closer walk with God, not to mention less pride. <BR/>So, do women rabbies have the authority to preach to men? And how does this work scripturally? <BR/>And thank you for answering my question and taking it as a real inquiry and not a critisism.Qtpies7https://www.blogger.com/profile/04612364762900912663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-21650084120507981962007-09-07T16:39:00.000-05:002007-09-07T16:39:00.000-05:00I am so inspired by this post. May I keep it aroun...I am so inspired by this post. May I keep it around, just in case? You are an incredible rabbi, and I learn so much from you. I am honored to be your colleague and friend. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for all of your kind support and prayers for my father. I will keep you up to date. Shabbat Shalom!Marcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00499445325515368952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-36853673551831126092007-09-07T12:45:00.000-05:002007-09-07T12:45:00.000-05:00Wow.This was quite powerful. Ritual brings us to ...Wow.<BR/>This was quite powerful. <BR/>Ritual brings us to that timeless place.<BR/>I loved that something so commonplace and everyday, that of bathing and water, is also set a part and held as sacred, in its intention and ceremony.<BR/>Thank-you for sharing.bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165771647378109845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-62034675309658838062007-09-07T00:35:00.000-05:002007-09-07T00:35:00.000-05:00I've never been to the mikvah (got married in the ...I've never been to the mikvah (got married in the US, not in Israel). Thank you for sharing your experience.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-46961004274375172592007-09-06T22:19:00.000-05:002007-09-06T22:19:00.000-05:00women have been rabbis in the Reform movement sinc...women have been rabbis in the Reform movement since 1972. Historically, women were not rabbis but there are stories of learned women going all the way back to the days of the Talmud (Rabbi Meir's wife Beruriah is the most famous example). The word rabbi means "teacher" and I serve as a preacher, teacher, prayer leader, and much more in my congregation.Phyllis Sommerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16654761832717723000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-70708921467369554872007-09-06T20:34:00.000-05:002007-09-06T20:34:00.000-05:00I've always wanted to visit the Mikvah and planned...I've always wanted to visit the Mikvah and planned to do so before my wedding day. When I fell in love with a Lutheran man, I didn't feel I had the right (my own personal issue, not one anyone ever imposed on me) to join my sisters in the waters of the Mikvah.<BR/><BR/>Now, as a widow, I plan to go at some point. It's one of the things I promise myself I will do before I die. Perhaps my b'shert is out there and I will be blessed with falling in love a second time. If so, I will be sure to purify myself in those sacred waters.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16972793778341900806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-62966326638010246362007-09-06T19:44:00.000-05:002007-09-06T19:44:00.000-05:00This was very interesting to me. I was not aware t...This was very interesting to me. <BR/>I was not aware that women could be rabbis in the jewish faith. Does it mean the same as a preacher, or is it something different? <BR/>Is this something that was always allowed, or is it a newer practice?Qtpies7https://www.blogger.com/profile/04612364762900912663noreply@blogger.com