SACRED TEXTS

AFTERLIFE TEXTS

1) “From Womb to Tomb – A Selection of Texts, PART I” –  Aleph Kallah, 2016

2) “From Womb to Tomb – A Selection of Texts, PART II” –   Aleph Kallah, 2016

3) “From Womb to Tomb – A Selection of Texts, PART III” –    Aleph Kallah, 2016

4) Exploring Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Traditional and Contemporary Perspectives
Texts for National Havurah Institute, Summer 2017 –  Part 1

5) Exploring Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Traditional and Contemporary Perspectives
Texts for National Havurah Institute, Summer 2017 –  Part 2

6) Jewish Afterlife Traditions Aleph Kallah 2323 – Part 1

7) Jewish Afterlife Tradition Aleph Kallah 2023 – Part 2

8) Jewish Afterlife Traditions Aleph Kallah 2023 – Part 3

9) Kabbalistic Journey of the Soul – Birth, Death, Afterlife & Reincarnation in Jewish  Mysticism (Omega   Institute Teaching Materials, Fall 2018)

10) Afterlife in Biblical Tradition: Jacob’s Burial Cave & Samuel’s Presence in Sheol

11) Afterlife in Rabbinic Tradition: Olam Haba and Visions of the Angel of Death

12) Afterlife in Kabbalistic Tradition: Post-Mortem Journey of the Soul 

13) Afterlife in Contemporary Jewish Practice: Towards A Renewal of Jewish Death Rituals

14) Afterlife in Biblical and Rabbinic Tradition: Sheol and Olam Haba

14a) Jewish Views of the Afterlife—Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

15) Afterlife Journey of the Soul in Kabbalah

15a) Exploring Jewish Views of the Afterlife

ANCESTRAL JOURNEYS

16) Abraham’s Calling: From Bereaved Refugee to Man of Destiny

17) Isaac’s Midlife Transition – The Akedah as a Near-Death Experience 

18) Jacob’s Deathbed Finale: Family Drama and Trauma at the End-of-Life

18a) Jacob’s Legacy: End-of-Life Wisdom for Our Times

19) Moses’ Final Days: Do Not Go Gentle Into the Good Night 

20) Reading Ruth As A Mythic Tale: Guidelines for Life in Times of Transition

21) Carrying Joseph’s Bones: Sinai Procession as a Funeral Ritual

22) Responding to Bruriah’s Cry: Individual and Communal Grief Care in [Post] Pandemic Times

23) Jewish Sacred Burial

24) Praying with the Dying and Their Families: Liturgies and Texts

HOLY DAY THEMES 

25 Illuminating the High Holy Daze: Mythic Themes of Rosh HaShanah

26) The History and Mystery of Yizkor: Wisdom From Our Ancestors

27) Sinai Revelation and the Mythic Journey: Guidelines for Life in Transition

28) Seder for Rabbi Rayzel Raphael

29) Songs for Shabbat and Passover – Rabbi Rayzel Raphael