  |                               |                                                                                                                           Jewish Spiritual Renewal: New Class:                                 Fun/Light: Perek Shira: Shabbat 7/21/12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             perek shira:                                                                     song of nature                                                                                                         Shalom my dear                                   Chaverim, Talmidim, v' Rabbanim, friends,                                   students, and fellow rabbis. An oneg,                                   joy-filled, Shabbat this coming weekend to                                   all.                                   For this series, we                                   are studying Perek Shira. It will be fun and light                                   and short for those that wish it to                                   be, as well as deep and involved from those who                                   like to delve into our traditions                                   texts.                                                                     Perek Shira is 6                                   chapters long with verses of various heavenly                                   and earthly bodies, plants and creatures singing                                   praises to God. If you would like, consider the                                   phrase the entity is singing, and ascribe to it                                   what the entity is trying to teach us... about                                   what traits to mirror and what traits to avoid.                                   More on the text is found in the first                                   class.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ''GEHINNOM is singing: 'For He has                                   satisfied the longing soul, and has filled the                                   hungry soul with good.' (Ps. 107:9)[Perek Shira                                   1:4, Nature's Song]                                                                                                           Rabbi's Note: Don't despair ,''The gates of                                   repentance, teshuvah, Spiritual Renewal, are                                   always open. [Lamentations Rabbah 3:43,section                                   9].''                                                                                                          Artist is Shoshana                                   Brumbacher                                                                                                                                                                                     How                                   has learning Perek Shira helped you in your                                   interpersonal                                   relationships? Are you learning to live in                                   shalom and be in shlema? How has                                   understanding the spiritual and ethical                                   teachings of                                   Judaism helped you live a more                                   joyous                                   life?                                                                                                           Next                                   class, Baruch ha Shem, we will continue                                   with Perek Shira.                                                                                                          Thank you for                                   joining                                   me.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Shalom                                 uvracha,                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                      |                                                                    | © 2012 Rabbi                                   Arthur Segal Jewish Spiritual                                 Renewal |    |