Rebecca in Jewish Renewal

Rebecca in Jewish Renewal rir-i~ riiri~ "ti,N:l Rivka: A prophetess, shaman and renewal expert; Isaac's wife; Jacob and Esau's mother. Rivka: A joining; A tie; A team; A team of oxen yoked together. Grace that enraptures. Rivka is not content with good ideas but brings the strength of the engine to bear to pull the load, to push things along. Rivka hitches the oxen to get things moving. In this way, the association of Rivka to the Sefira of Netzakh is meaningful. The whole purpose of Netzakh is to act on what has already been fully developed in the first triad. quick decision maker. Rebecca as Renewalist As long as Sarah lived, a cloud of glory hovered over the entrance to her tent. After she died the cloud disappeared. But when Rebecca came, the cloud returned. As long as Sarah lived, her doors were open wide to wayfarers. After she died such openness ceased. But when Rebecca came, openness returned. As long as Sarah lived blessing was dispatched into the dough she baked. After she died such blessing ceased. But when Rebecca came, the blessing returned. Isaac digs wells (places of contact with the source) but Rivka is the one who draws water from the well delivering on the promise. Rivka is the potentiating force that brings what is present to life. Rivka, having come from a dysfunctional family which has sometimes cheated and lied, was exposed to a more dangerous universe than Isaac, raised in an aristocratic, sheltered world, and therefore described as being blind. Rivka is better able to detect the misleading of Esau, and can work around it. We call on Rivka energy inside us to dance appropriately with potentially deceitful people. Rivka shares three letters with Barak,lightning, a name given to a MIRIAM LEAH ".91.ssociations of tfie :Matriarcfi.s to tli.eSefirot n1rq"ti,N:l Rivka is the part of the self that is able to synthesize and integrate with other parts to harmonize them together as a team. Rivka brings it together. Isaac's blessings come through Rivka's filter. Rivka cooks delicacies for Isaac that enables him to well up with deep and powerful blessings, channelings of Divine force that comes true. We call on the energy of Rivka inside of us to enable us to bless another with Divine force. RACHEL Malkhut The Kingdom Action in the Grounded Plane Integration The Ultimate Sta ge As long as Sarah lived.a lamp was alight from one Sabbath eve to the next. At her death thethe light ceased. But when Rebecca came, the light returned. (TheBookof Le~s by Bialik and Ravrutzky quoted from Genesis Rabbah Although Rebecca never met Sarah and thuswas never exposed to Sarah's style and techniques of spirituality, she was able to cause a renewal of the spirit of protection, the feeling of spirituality, the sense of blessing, faith, and openness that was felt in the previous generation. So may it be with us. 'Tneassoc:iatwnsof the Afatriardisto theSefirot arefrom !f<!,bZafman..