Ma'yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope
Ma'yan Tikvah - A Wellspring of Hope is a community without walls that focuses on the natural world through year-round outdoors services and events. Holiday programs, adult learning, and other events are held in homes or other locations. Founded and guided by Rabbi Katy Z. Allen, Ma'yan Tikvah provides a place to explore Judaism in an informal and inclusive setting.
Birds and Blessings
by Rabbi Katy Z. Allen This Shabbat is Shabbat Shira, when we read the Song of the Sea, the song Moses sang after the Israelites...
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Parashat Miketz: North-Flowing River
by Rabbi Katy Z. Allen The Sudbury River flows north, from its headwaters at Cedar Swamp Pond in Westborough to its confluence with theAssabetRiverand the...
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Welcome to Elul!
Elul. It is here. Now. Tonight. Tomorrow, the sound of the shofar will be heard for the first time since the end of Yom Kippur...
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Of Purpleloosestrife, Chihuly, and Desert Journeys
Of Purple Loosestrife, Chihuly, and Desert Journeys Purple loosestrife is beautiful at this time of year. Masses of intense purple fill wetlands. But the stunning...
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A Snow White Bird - Finding Freedom at Passover
I’m not a bird expert, but I knew immediately that this bird was unusual. It was totally white. Flying over the river, its long neck...
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Va'yakhel - Dimensions of Space and Time
I don’t usually enter this parking lot, but I did that day in late January. We had had one storm after another, heavy snow covered...
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Parashat Tetzaveh: A Hooded Merganser - Forever?
The first time I saw it, I knew it was a duck I’d never seen, but I couldn’t get a clear enough look to be...
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Parashat Yitro: Creation - Redemption - Revelation
The familiar story begins with creation, makes its way through myriad twists and turns, generations upon generations, family love and family feuds, triumph and loss,...
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An Owl, a Dream, and the Lights of Hanukkah
A rush of wings – large and noisy – flew up from the right side of the trail just in front of me. It settled...
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Parashat Vayera: Old Age
My mother is 91. But life doesn’t stop just because one is old. Think of Abraham and Sarah – they had a baby at...
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