{"id":5504,"date":"2018-05-21T11:43:42","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T08:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/2018\/05\/21\/seven-circles-a-wedding-poem-inspired-by-kabbalah"},"modified":"2018-07-04T13:26:30","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T10:26:30","slug":"seven-circles-a-wedding-poem-inspired-by-kabbalah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/2018\/05\/21\/seven-circles-a-wedding-poem-inspired-by-kabbalah\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Circles: A Wedding Poem Inspired by Kabbalah"},"content":{"rendered":"

This poem<\/a>\u00a0is based on the Jewish wedding custom wherein the bride circles the groom seven times underneath the Chuppah. Written from the perspective of the bride, the poem provides a blessing or intention for each of the circles, based on the Kabbalistic concept that each one represents one of the seven lower\u00a0sefirot<\/a>\u00a0(the attributes through which God reveals Himself in the world). This poem was shared<\/em>\u00a0on\u00a0Ritualwell<\/a>, a project of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College that provides a platform for creating new Jewish practices and observances.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Seven Circles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Seven times encircling my beloved<\/div>\n
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Beneath this fragrant canopy, our home\u00a0<\/span>
\nThe seven circles of my love for you<\/span>
\nThe seven blessings of our wedding day.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Seven are our vows today, my love<\/span>
\nSeven the days of the week<\/span>
\nAnd the Sabbath is the seventh day\u00a0<\/span>
\nThe Holy Bride, the Sabbath Queen.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The first circle is\u00a0chesed<\/i><\/span><\/span>
\nI circle you\u00a0with lovingkindness<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The second circle is\u00a0gevurah<\/i><\/span><\/span>
\nI bless you\u00a0with strength<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The third circle is\u00a0tiferet<\/i><\/span><\/span>
\nMay harmony rule in our home<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The fourth circle is\u00a0netzach<\/i><\/span><\/span>
\nThe circle of victory<\/span>
\nMay goodness triumph always<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The fifth circle is\u00a0hod<\/i><\/span><\/span>
\nThe shining radiance of God’s glory\u00a0<\/span>
\nReflected on our faces today<\/span>
\nOn our wedding day<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The sixth circle is\u00a0yesod<\/i><\/span><\/span>
\nThe firm foundation\u00a0<\/span>
\nMay the bedrock of our love and faith\u00a0<\/span>
\nSustain us come what may<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The seventh circle is\u00a0malchut<\/i><\/span><\/span>
\nThe sphere of Kingship\u00a0<\/span>
\nToday I am your Sabbath Queen<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Yasis Alayich Elohayich\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nKimsos Hatan Al\u00a0Kallah<\/cite>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/i>
\nYour God shall rejoice in you\u00a0<\/span>
\nAs a Bridegroom rejoices<\/span>
\nIn his Bride<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ve’erastich li<\/span><\/span><\/i>
\nI shall bind you to me\u00a0<\/span>
\nBe’emunah<\/span><\/i>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0in faith\u00a0<\/span>
\nBe’hesed<\/span>\u00a0<\/i>\u2013\u00a0in lovingkindness\u00a0<\/span>
\nUv’rahaimim<\/span><\/i>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0and in compassion<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With this dance<\/span>
\nI thee wed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This poem\u00a0is based on the Jewish wedding custom wherein the bride circles the groom seven times underneath the Chuppah. Written from the perspective of the bride, the poem provides a blessing or intention for each of the circles, based on the Kabbalistic concept that each one represents one of the seven lower\u00a0sefirot\u00a0(the attributes through which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[368],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5504\/"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post\/"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4\/"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments\/?post=5504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5504\/revisions\/"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2141\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/?parent=5504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/?post=5504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/?post=5504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}