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Kohenet Sarah Tziporah is a ritualist, herbalist, and Hebrew Priestess practicing nature-based spirituality rooted in Jewish traditions in the Greater Los Angeles area and all over California.

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Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook says, “A person should always take courage ... and trust in the God of his life, who fashioned his soul within him, with a singular disposition and with an inclination to a unique kind of holiness, through which alone he can find what he seeks.” (Orot HaKodesh vol I) Rav Kook’s message is simple. Just be you. You’re a special kind of holy. 👩🏻‍🦰✨😜 #rabbi #ravkook #kook #israel #chanukah #hanukkah #jewish #judaism #wisdom #torah #philosophy #yeshiva #seminary #priestess #kohenet #kohenettribe #individual #holy #tradition #interfaith

On Shabbes this week, Rilo rested while I dove deep into study with @alexxweisz. A verse, Pirkei Avot 1:15, echoed through me: “Shammai says, ‘Make your Torah study fixed, say little and do much, and receive each person with a pleasant countenance.’” Keep up with your work — learn every day. Choose your words intentionally and practice right speech and right action — let your life speak for you. And of course I’m reminded of one of my favorite pieces of wisdom from Quaker leader George Fox on greeting your neighbors: “Walk cheerfully over the world, answering to that of God in everyone.” Messages from this Shabbat, for me: Keep studying, it’s worth it. Be humble and act righteously without thinking of reward. Greet each person you meet with joy. And it’s always wise to pause for a catnap. #cat #blackcat #meow #pirkeiavot #jewish #judaism #rabbi #wisdom #hannukah #chanukah #kohenet #kohenettribe #interfaith #quaker #georgefox #peace #joy #torah #seminary #clergy #priestess #catnap #california

So happy to share that I have been featured by Meagan @wholefamilyrhythms on her blog, www.wholefamilyrhythms.com where she writes about Waldorf family life! The interview is about conscious Chanukah traditions and I’m so grateful to have been included. Thanks, Meagan and Tanya! L’Chaim ✨✨ #jewish #waldorf #children #judaism #family #rabbi #kohenet #kohenettribe #wholefamilyrhythms #holy #chanukah #hanukkah #blessings #winter #christmas #interfaith #tradition

To Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, “penitence” was an essential tenet of living a holy life. In contemporary society, we might be triggered by this word, allowing it to evoke feelings of shame or self-flagellation. But Kook presents penitence as an act of “t’shuvah” or returning, of coming close to the Divine after a period of alienation. From Orot Hateshuvah: “The act of penitence...is a therapy that cancels out the anguish of remorse and endows a person with a sense of elation for having ascended out of the mire and toward the heights. The penitent who has shed an old self and assumed a new and higher self has in effect been reborn as a new person... All existence has been renewed through his renewal.” Our individual healing is our collective healing. Doing your work is doing OUR work. What ways do you wish to let go of this season? How can you release fear and old habits and patterns to once again cleave close to Divine Truth? And who will you be once you have allowed your own rebirth to occur? #topangacanyon #jewish #rabbi #wisdom #judaism #wildernessculture #judaism #ravkook #kook #nature #rebirth #tshuvah #penitence #god #spirituality #divinity #divine #kohenet #hebrew #priestess #kohenettribe #kohenetwest

Borage is associated with courage. But courage can’t exist in a vacuum. The core of courage is FAITH. But faith can’t exist in a vacuum. Where do we find the strength to continue on when we feel fear and anxiety? The answer is TRUST. When the Israelites were fleeing Mitzrayim (Egypt/ “the narrow place”) into the wild unknown, they had to cross the Red Sea. The only way out was through. In Exod 14, the newly-liberated Israelites met the edge of the sea. One by one, they walked in. Midrash describes that the sea did not begin to part until the water was over their heads — they were nearly drowning. Then, the sea began to part, making way for the people to travel through safely. This is not a message promoting blind faith at the cost of safety. But a story that demonstrates that as we cling to Trust —in God and in our Selves— it may feel like we get further from our goal while we make sacrifices to pursue it. Trust in our intentions (kavannah) and Faith in our ultimate goals allows us the COURAGE to continue as the waters rise around us. Things often get harder before they become easier. Don’t bail when you feel like you could drown. Remember the sacredness of pursuing your Truth. Remain faithful in your intentions. There, you will find the courage to continue. The waters will part for you. This too shall pass. 🌊🌊 #courage #torah #wisdom #borage #herbalism #herbalist #herbalmedicine #gardening #wildernessculture #flowers #trust #truth #judaism #jewish #exodus #torah #wisdom #spirituality #kohenet #hebrew #priestess #kohenettribe #wilderness #herb #rabbi

We are called upon to build the altar (Mishkan) to Holiness where we we are, throughout the wilderness we wander. In the Torah, God speaks: “Let them make Me a Tabernacle and I will dwell within them” (Exod 25:8). Within THEM. Within the people themselves. Holiness wishes to thrive within each of us. So we work on building ourselves to be that altar, creating sacred space within us for God to live and dance and speak. What would it look like to create more space within yourself for the Divine to thrive? For me, this day, it was dangling my feet over a 2,000 foot summit. Allowing my spirit to feel joy and awe even in the midst of upheaval and despair. Shabbat Shalom 🌙⛰✨ #gratefulshabbes #hebrew #priestess #kohenet #kohenettribe #judaism #jewish #wisdom #torah #california #topanga #wilderness #wildernessculture #rabbi #shabbat #shabbatshalom #mountain #topanga #topangacanyon #sacred #hiking #eaglerock

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