Aspects of the Hebrew Way: Our "Aspects of the Hebrew Way" Celebration this Spring!

We are Celebrating!

What are we Celebrating?

We are Celebrating Our Universal Story. As civilizations rise and fall, the remnants of the cultures they leave behind are in the form of stories & art. The power of story is real. Stories preserve community and family culture. They can also renew an individual's connection with their Creator and their identity in this world. Stories are what keep us connected in our churches, families & communities. No matter where we come from, we all share our Universal story of Creation & the Creator.

The Pilgrim's Course Tutorial (Online Retreat) class sharing an introduction to the Hebraic Principles of Creation, is all about this Universal Story and finding it's origin in the Old Testament! As we come to see that circle-pattern in the scriptures, we come to see ourselves in this story like we never have before. As we come to see that circle-pattern in the scriptures, we come to see our connection to each other and our need for gathering and celebrating!

We are meeting on Shavuot 2021 to Celebrate in The Hebrew Way! That includes the holistic nurturing of singing, dancing, whole foods, wholesome study and discussion, playful projects, Celebration of God's Word and His leading us in our "Universal story", and our like-minded connection!

We also desire to continue our Original culture with every effort and resist any efforts to "cancel culture". We must know why it is so important for us to be doing these simple yet essential things, like singing! We are Celebrating through Song to help encourage and transfer our story! Music and singing is a powerful gift from God to carry our story on through the ages.

We are Celebrating Song.

Did you know that a culture of singing is what freed the entire nation of Estonia? After Stalin took over the Baltic States in 1939/1940, the people lost their freedom to celebrate their cultural singing festivals. After 50 years, they began overcoming their fears and gathering to sing their cultural songs. This gave them more and more courage to stand against their oppressors and grew to a point where they stood, hand-in-hand, in 1991, against the tanks, singing. The world saw this on the news and it was the first time we in the West understood what had been happening those 50 years after WWII. Singing is powerful!! Through a simple song, we can learn a powerful message. For this Celebration, we have prepared an original Beatitude song. Shelley Schneider and Emily Erickson have been working to compose it and I am so excited to sing it with all joining us!

We are Celebrating Joyful Movement.

Did you ever notice that each culture around the world includes dance as a part of their festivals? Have you ever wondered why? Did you know movement is a strong need of the body and even helps us release negative emotions to Christ? Think about it. Running is great to do when we have to let-off steam. Walking may help us think. Yoga and breathing helps us to calm the chatter in our minds. There are many studies and research showing the benefits of movement. Now, did you also know the Jewish culture enjoys a dance at their wedding feasts? This tradition goes back anciently, and I believe has something to do with the word feast, which means, to gather in a circle and dance.

I invite you to gather in a circle and dance with us! This joyful movement, called Contra (circle) dancing, is a form of a Hebraic circle-dance which we've inherited from our Ephraimite culture.

We are Celebrating Our Connection.

As women, we believe we were made for relieving the poor, mournful, hungry & thirsty, persecuted... in society. Our Vision of Celebrations comes from Original families who gathered each year to Celebrate by telling our Universal story of Creation and how Adam & Eve came to be. Over the years this tradition can be seen as families gathered in large-scale Celebrations working and learning together. In each they are telling their community stories and the most powerful story: Their Creation Stories. This includes their dances and singing and the words that give them strength and power. They utilize beautiful colors, material like fabrics, paper and paints and they also use the tools of the technology they had. We believe it is time to restore this way of lifting the wounded, poor and hungry among us. As we join together with this vision in mind, we can unify our purpose and connection as women!