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Gila Caine  Gila CaineBorn and raised in Jerusalem, Rabbah Gila Caine graduated from the Hebrew University with an MA in Contemporary Judaism and received her rabbinic ordination at the HUC-JIR’s Israeli program in 2011. She now serves as rabbi at Temple Beth Ora congregation in Edmonton, Alberta, where she lives with her husband, children and two cats. Filter resources by Category Blessings After Eating | Blessings Before Eating | Earth, our Collective Home & Life-Support System | 🌐 Earth Day (22 April) | Ecotastrophes | Erev Shabbat | 🇺🇸 Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May) | Mourning | Rosh haShanah Readings Filter resources by Tag עולם הזה Olam ha-Zeh | 2023-2025 Israel–Hamas war | animals | arab | Azazel | במדבר Bamidbar | ברכות brakhot | candle lighting | corpses | death | earth | eating animals | eco-conscious | eco-feminism | כוונות kavvanot | כיבוד אב ואם kibud av va-em | kindling | מי שברך mi sheberakh | peace | prayers for mothers | predation | predatory nature | surprise encounter | תחינות teḥinot | טבע Teva | where the wild things are | 21st century C.E. | 58th century A.M. Filter resources by Language Filter resources by Date Range Resources filtered by TAG: “surprise encounter” (clear filter) Sorted Chronologically (new to old). Sort oldest first? Contributed by: Gila Caine I composed this short blessing when passing by a dead coyote once. Crows and Magpies were congregating around the corpse and I felt this was a moment to notice, sanctify and bless. It was my way of connecting with all of them, dead and alive. . . . | ||
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