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Yaakov Reef  Yaakov ReefRabbi Yaakov Reef is the Program Manager at Hazon’s Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center. He has over a decade of experience as an activist for the environment and for LGBTQ social causes. He loves contra dancing, reading science fiction novels, and is an avid backpacker. Filter resources by Category Filter resources by Tag Aviv | candle lighting | North America | Spring | vernal equinox | 21st century C.E. | 58th century A.M. Filter resources by Language Filter resources by Date Range Sorted Chronologically (new to old). Sort oldest first? A Kavvanah for Welcoming the Shabbat with the Spring Equinox, by Rabbi Yaakov ReefContributed by Yaakov Reef | ❧ In the year 5775 (2015), the vernal equinox coincided with Rosh Ḥodesh Nissan, the Hebrew month known also as Aviv (Spring), as well as the onset of Shabbat, and a total solar eclipse. Here is a short meditation to receive the shabbat in embrace of the new season. . . . | ||
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