Upcoming Classes in St. Louis

| Posted on 8/26/2014 11:18:00 AM

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Rabbi Neal and Carol Rose will be sharing more of their wisdom with our St Louis community through a series of classes listed below. Registration information to be posted soon.



1412. The Spiritual Dimensions of Jewish Prayer with Rabbi Neal Rose

Unit 1: Thursdays 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 6 sessions begin October 30, 2014, $30
Unit 2: Thursdays 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 6 sessions Dates to be determined
Unit 3: Thursdays 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 6 sessions Dates to be determined

We will investigate various philosophies and theories on the nature of prayer and meditation. Our primary sources will be classical and modern Jewish thinkers. We will also reference the way in which other traditions understand prayer and its place in the life of people.

1414. Encountering Mystery I: A Course in the Use of Imagery with Carol Rose
Tuesdays 10:00 am - 11:30 a.m. 5 sessions, beginning November 11, 2014, $90

Carol’s course is based upon the teachings of Jerusalem psychologist and wise woman, Madame Colette Aboulker-Muscat. Carol will help participants to cultivate moments of openness, becoming more aware of the presence of holiness in our lives. Participants will explore Imagery Work, a method that combines the use of modern psychological insights and ancient mystical teachings to develop a practice suited to contemporary needs. No previous experience with Imagery Work is necessary. Everyone is welcome.

1415. Encountering Mystery II: A Course in the Use of Imagery with Carol Rose
Wednesdays 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. 5 sessions, beginning November 5, 2014, $90

An Imagery course for those who have experienced Imagery Work with Carol in previous classes. See Encountering Mystery I for description.

a poetic remembering

| Posted on 7/11/2014 06:35:00 AM

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a poetic remembering
for Zalman
by: carol rose

invited to write a poem in honor of your ninetieth birthday beloved
Zalman, i struggle to write a memorial piece instead.

i slip deeper into memory, recall that first glance, an RCMP beaver coat
(complete with hugs) waiting at the Winnipeg airport to greet us, Shlomo 
& a seventeen year old enamored with your teachings, (mimeographed
sheets) a deepTorah  translated for contemporary seekers. you were 
always s translator, Zalman, bringing the children of war-fractured parents, 
& folks of different faiths closer ... & we, hungry for God, we learned
the old texts (sweetened in your mouth) a Torah of poetry & song.

i remember that first Shabbos, your shtreimel, with tails that moved 
in a direction of their own, so like you, the essence Chassidic, the 
execution original (“a Picaso”, i can hear you chuckle) & that
twelve hour bus ride, in a snowstorm, crossing boarders, learning 
Kabbalah all night, using an overhead reading lamp to illustrate 
the breaking of vessels, shevirat ha keylim, studying with you
as Shlomo slept &, when you rested, learning with him, an immigration
officer wondering at our entourage, two rabbis & a young woman.

but there is more, much more, the Sukkah at the Seminary
on the eve of Aaron Ha Cohen, a tish in Crown Heights, the
Bobover in blue silky kapota, waiting outside 770, alone ...
the only woman in line ... waiting to get you lekach from the Rebbe,
Simchat Torah, you standing on top of a car on Eastern Parkway,
leading us in song, chevre dancing in the streets until dawn.

our wedding & yours, a cheque for our rent, learning gmilut chesed
(your actions always our greatest teacher) judaic studies, psychology 
of religion, dreaming of connecting basements (under separate houses
buried in snow) Bnai Or/Pnai Or, “a community of left feet” you loved
to call us, Shabbos, always Shabbos, your table or ours, guests 
from the House of Love & Prayer, chanting Shalom Aleichem to “Hail
Hail the Gang’s All Here”, Purim at Hillel House ... Esther, Mordechai 
& Haman each with voices of their own, Pesach in Winnipeg & Philadelphia, 

Elijah’s cup (in its many forms), your students, our friends, Art & TK, our children 
& yours, breaking the sefer barrier, birthing new ritual, sweetening the Psalms, 
a new khap, a new insight, dancing the Sephirotic map, becoming rainbows
able to project multifaceted light, a paradigm shift, gender & identity becoming 
more permiable, the universe an organismic whole, finding ourselves
on the growing edge, developing the heart muscle, loving & holding space
for each other,  the world, learning to rebbe , discovering the numinous ... together. 


New Offerings...

| Posted on 3/12/2014 06:50:00 AM

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Upcoming Workshops and Poetry Reading

| Posted on 2/19/2014 07:37:00 AM

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Two opportunities with Carol Rose:  Poetry Reading Tonight at 6:30 pm!  And Weekly classes starting February 26th.  Read the flyer below for details.


An opportunity to study with Rabbi Neal Rose beginning February 24th.  Read the flyer below for details.


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