Saturday, September 14, 2019

Above Rubies

In Jewish culture, Proverbs 31 is a song of praise! Rachel Held Evans shared this in her blog post  3 Things You Might Not Know About the Proverbs 31 Woman:
“I first learned this from my Jewish friend Ahava who told me that in her culture, it’s not the women who memorize Proverbs 31, but the men… They memorize it, Ahava said, to sing it as a song of praise to the women in their lives—their wives, daughters, sisters, mothers, and friends. Ahava’s husband sings Proverbs 31 to her at every Sabbath meal. “
 Not only do Jewish men sing Proverbs 31 over their wives to praise them for being such wonderful Godly women, but Jewish women also use the passage to praise each other as well!
According to Rachel’s newfound Jewish friends, the phrase “a virtuous woman who can find?” (Proverbs 31:10) comes from the Hebrew word “eshet chayil,” which can be translated as “woman of valor.”
I found this video (and the above information) while searching for a song, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.





6 comments:

  1. Thanks ever so much for all the lovely gifts!

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  2. Loved the video, everyone will be praised at the gates of heaven by their own deeds.Thank you for all the great gifts

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  3. Большое спасибо за чудесный набор-рамочек-кластеров!

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  4. I did not know that the Jewish men sing Proverbs 31 to honor & praise their women. Thank you for sharing this bit of cultural info. Also, thank you for sharing the beautiful clusters ... another great blog train with a beautiful theme!

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