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.


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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.

The History of Hanukkah Gifting

Devotion implies contribution — and care.

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?

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