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Reb Goldie's Sample list of
Visiting Scholar Teaching Topics 

 by
Rabbi Goldie Milgram, author of

Reclaiming Judaism as a Spiritual Practice, Meaning and Mitzvah, & Make Your Own Bar/Bat Mitzvah



[for synagogue/JCC/Hillel/havurah/organizational settings]

The Power of Positive Peoplehood
Jews are 0.2% of the world population. So what are we in the mix of creation? Baking powder?! Saucy, sanguine and utterly serious, this post-describable rabbi invites you to consider a compelling vision of the importance and purpose of the Jewish people within creation.

Meaning and Mitzvah

Expand your understanding of the power and beauty of Jewish practice through a workshop that opens with a quick inventory of your relationship to some 60! of the 613 mitzvot - be ready for sweet and deep surprises as Reb Goldie guides you through beautiful and too-often hidden territory within Judaism's system for living in a sacred state of consciousness.

"Reb Goldie's teaching always allows for the creation of a safe space in which to engage as a whole person
reacting emotionally, intellectually, physically and spiritually."   Beth Clarman, Chicago

Davenology - Revealing the Deep Structure of the Prayer Service
Energizing, healing, meaningful nutrients are buried in every prayer and service. Most of us were given the format and formulas of prayer but not shown how, in the words of the 13th century Spanish Kabbalist Joseph Gikatilla, the service may be thought of as a ladder "reaching up to heaven." Our goal is to reach the highest rung,  the unity of being that is pure peace, to express the prayer of our hearts and to return from services renewed and ready to re-engage in daily life in healthy and helpful ways. With her playful outside-the-box experiential teaching methods Reb Goldie offers a fluoroscopic view of services, revealing how the prayer themes fit together to create a meaningful and accessible ladder of spirit.

How to Create a More Meaningful and Memorable Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Whether you are an adult or youth B-mitzvah, parent, grand-parent, tutor or teacher this session series will give you new tools for preparation, celebration and appreciation so that your experience will be positive, creative, meaningful and delightful. Based on Reb Goldie's extensive research and creative program development funded by the Nathan Cummings Foundation.

"This program redeemed our family from bar/bat mitzvah stress and conflict. Reb Goldie's unique methods lit up our family and our twins with an excitement and commitment we never expected!"  Dan Bender, Boston

Attend the Cosmic Wedding: The Kabbalah of Shabbat
A magnificent holographic wedding drama unfolds every Shabbat that is the story behind the practices of Kabbalat Shabbat. Learn why table cloths are white, the original kiddush had 70 words, why there are two candles according to Jewish mystical tradition, and how the Shechinah and Kadosh Baruch Hu (Holy One of Blessing) are wed every Shabbat - inside of you and beyond you. So if Shabbat is a cosmic wedding - who is the groom? what are the presents? who are the guests? where does the extra soul come from (neshama yetaira)? Any apparent dualism is an illusion. Methods will include story-telling, hevruta, meditation, dance and music.

Adon Olam -Are Science and Judaism Compatible?
Hidden behind archaic translations of this familiar prayer is a remarkable sequence of G*d concepts that are compatible with science and at the same time deeply spiritual and inspiring. Come meet the Adom Olam in a totally new way as your instructor decodes the Hebrew, build your prayer vocabulary while we unpack and contemplate powerful nature metaphors that will help bring many other prayers and sacred texts more fully to life.

Rebbe on the Road Stories

Tales of Reb Goldie's remarkable encounters that reveal the Torah of our people in surprising and beautiful ways. Learn how Jews live around the world through sacred story-telling - Russia - Ukraine - Holland - Spain - France- Belgium - England - South Africa - Venezuela - Canada - USA and more!

Reb Goldie's international travel tales brought laughter, healing tears, learning and a standing ovation!
Pam Ellenson, Michigan


Jewish Meditation Sample
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This introduction to the dynamic meditation methods of fourteenth century Kabbalist Rabbi Abraham Abulaffia will allow you to taste several authentic forms of Jewish mediation - text-based, movement, and letter based. Sessions will be safely grounded and appropriate for those with and without prior experience.
 

To arrange for a workshop, lecture, story-telling or in-service training e-mail: rebgoldiem@aol.com

 

051.jpg (38434 bytes)RECLAIMING JUDAISM
AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
—HOLY DAYS AND SHABBAT

by Rabbi Goldie Milgram
  
7 x 9, 233 pp softcover 
ISBN 1-58023-205-1  

released Aug 6, 2004
Jewish Lights Publisher
MEANING and MITZVAH:
Reclaiming Judaism
through Daily Practices of
Prayer, God, Torah,
Hebrew, Mitzvot
& Peoplehood
7 x 9, 233 pp softcover 
ISBN
1-58023-256-6
Jewish Lights Publishing
Make Your Own Bar/Bat Mitzvah:
A Personal Guide to a
Meaningful Rite of Passage
by Rabbi Goldie Milgram
Hardback, 300 pp.
ISBN: 0-7879-7215-0
released August 12, 2004
Jossey-Bass Publisher
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