Kohenet Rabbi Sarah Bracha Gershuny
Sarah Bracha Gershuny is a writer, ritualist, musician, healer and teacher. She has been ordained as both a rabbi and a kohenet (Hebrew priestess) and holds a masters in Jewish education from Hebrew College in Boston.
Articles by Kohenet Rabbi Sarah Bracha Gershuny
Ask the Expert: ‘Pour Out Your Wrath’
Why does this haggadah passage call for revenge?
Sabbath of Coins
The perfect symbol of the two-sided, both/and, hidden/revealed quality of the season.
Psalm 24: Entering God’s Holy Place
This Sunday psalm is also recited during weekday Torah services.
We Evolve. So Does God.
The mystics saw the days following Yom Kippur as a period when the crowning heights of the Day of Atonement descend to the earthly realm.
Ask the Expert: Reading the Megillah From a Scroll
Of the five biblical books identified as megillot (scrolls), why is only Esther read from an actual one?
Sight and Sound
In the Jewish mystical tradition, this time of year calls for examining how we perceive things.
Ask the Expert: Kissing the Mezuzah
Why do we tap the mezuzah first and then kiss our hands?
Parashat Tazria-Metzora: Returning From Isolation
Biblical practices around childbirth and the affliction known as tzara'at bear a striking resemblance to grief.
Ask the Expert: Can I Choose My Own Jewish Name?
I was never given a Jewish name. What are the rules around choosing one for myself?