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Focusing on Community

Posted on April 17, 2025 by rivkag

I’ve begun writing my blog on Substack. Follow this link: https://rivkagevurtz.substack.com/p/focusing-on-community

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It’s Scary Out There

Posted on October 30, 2024 by rivkag

Check out my latest blog post over on my substack.

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Listening for the Spirit

Posted on May 21, 2024 by rivkag

At an earlier time in my life, I was a workaholic, as so many folks in the nonprofit world end up being out of necessity; particularly those of us who worked at the intersection of justice and spirit. There are … Continue reading →

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Healing Our Spirits

Posted on November 9, 2023 by rivkag

There is no escaping that this fall has seen the heartbreak and trauma of war in a way that has caused normally aligned friends and family to be at odds, and even (for many) conflicted feelings within ourselves as we … Continue reading →

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Widening our Welcome, at Pride Season and Beyond

Posted on July 5, 2023 by rivkag

Friends, I have moved my blog over to Substack. Check out the latest one, posted today: https://open.substack.com/pub/rivkagevurtz/p/widening-our-welcome-in-pride-season?r=kdjq0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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Ascending in Spirit

Posted on May 24, 2023 by rivkag

Tonight is the last night Jews count the omer.  Originally, a harvest practice of collecting sheaves (omer) of barley, the Kabbalistic mystics redefined it as a time of spiritual journeying through the divine attributes of the Tree of Life, in … Continue reading →

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Gender Constructs, from the Beginning

Posted on May 8, 2023 by rivkag

There has been a lot of talk in the media and in the halls of government about gender of late, as we all know.  A lot of fear-mongering and handwringing among the conservative albeit vocal minority, that presumes to dictate … Continue reading →

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Pausing for Compassion

Posted on March 16, 2023 by rivkag

I had the interesting experience for the last two days of needing to keep my head immobile after physical therapy, for crystals in the inner ear.  The PT therapist instructed me to not look up or down, and since the … Continue reading →

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Welcoming the New Moon of Adar in Pisces

Posted on February 20, 2023 by rivkag

The new moon in Pisces (which began last light) is an invitation into awareness of our spirituality, creativity and emotions.  This particular new moon is a stellium – a conjunction of sun, moon & Venus – all appearing in the … Continue reading →

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Inviting the Crone

Posted on January 5, 2023 by rivkag

2022 was tough for many of us.  In our family, health was a central theme of the year, as first I, then my husband and finally our adult child all underwent various surgeries and covid illnesses.  We’ve watched the world … Continue reading →

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