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Our new CD
We are very excited about our new CD, this new album features 10 beautiful original songs composed by Ohad, some taken from ancient sources to delight, uplift,and attune the listener to their heart and connection to spirit. The album is entitled Something out of Chaos(mitohoo Mimash) by Ohad Azrahi, Dawn Cherie and the Neviah Ensemble and can be sampled and purchased easily through... Read more...
Tantra in the writings of Rav Kook
“The essence of holiness is the intensification of the passion for the Divine and of Spiritual Light in the will of the individual and his or her nature, until the drive for the Sacred and the Divine strain will be deeper in one’s psyche than all natural wills. The one that reaches this supreme state, where the Divine passion is stronger and subjecting with its sacredness... Read more...
Meadle East Beyond National States?
A new vision for the M.E Beyind National States \ Rabbi Ohad Ezrahi An article responding to the latest events in the Middle East (Feb 2011) The Arab world is going through great upheavals these days. Suddenly, as if from nowhere, the cry of the masses demanding a different life is erupting. To my eyes it seems the problem lies with the fact that the Middle East has no vision... Read more...
At a Rainbow Gathering in Turkey, Israelis and Iranians bond
Being The Peace At a Rainbow Gathering in Turkey, Israelis and Iranians bond. Rabbi Ohad Ezrahi One Nation In the high mountains of Turkey, there was a gathering that some would call miraculous and unbelievable, but seemed for everyone that was there so natural, as if it couldn’t have been any other way. In those mountains we sat around a campfire, Israelis, Turks, and... Read more...
The Revolution of Joy
Rabbi Ohad Ezrahi Most people perceive joy as a response arising in the soul following circumstances, which have led to a wanted result. For instance: I found love, therefore I’m happy! But the Hassidic doctrine doesn’t see it this way. It sees joy as a working tool, which produces a wanted result. That is: I am joyful, and as a result I will find love! Hassidism sees love... Read more...
Learning Love in Difficult Places
It’s been almost 2 weeks since I’ve come back from Poland. I took part in the Zen peacemakers Bearing witness retreat in Auschwitz . We started in Krakow with a trip to Jewish quarter kazimierz and the area which still holds a bit of the old feel from what we imagine. Close by is Shindler’s factory where they were just opening their museum to the shoah... Read more...
MY MURMURS OVER THE MARMARA
MY MURMURS OVER THE MARMARA Rabbi Ohad Ezrahi, Jewish Spiritual Teacher of the Hebrew Path English tr., Yair Ohr As a peace activist, I am hurt and frustrated to see supposed “peace activists” attacking other human beings with violent rage: that is NOT the way to bring peace. As an international peace activist, I want to say to those who were involved in the violence on board... Read more...
How to create a meaningful ceremony?
(This article was translated from Hebrew by the Esence of Life organization, and was published in their webpage) * Meaningful Ceremony How can we make ceremonies meaningful ? asks Rabbi Ezrahi. Rabbi Ohad Ezrahi Importance Of Ceremonies Something that was so common in the ancient world but is often forgotten in modern times is the knowledge of how to create meaningful... Read more...
Rabbis and Witches
Rabbis and Witches A class by Rabbi Ohad Ezrahi (Israel, 2006) (This class was given in Tel Aviv, as a part of the series of lectures about Main Characters in Jewish Mysticism. It was transcribed by Michal Gilo, and translated by Reb J.) Our class today is devoted to two figures that were active during the period of the Hasmoneans: the first is Rabbi Shimon ben Shetach, and the... Read more...
The Hebraic Tribal Way
The Hebraic Tribal Way is - Living with the Divine Living Spirit, and not by any set religious dogma. - Drawing upon wisdom and inspiration from ALL the sources of Israel – including Kabala, Magic, Mysticism and Rabbinical Judaism, sources of secular philosophy and paths that were defined in the past as “heresy” or “blasphemy”. The... Read more...
