Wander Woman - Tour Leader + Nature and Interpretive Guide

06/12/2024

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16/10/2024

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10/10/2024

JEWISH TRADITION: YOM KIPPUR
THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF THE YEAR begins at 5785 at sunset on Friday, October 11th -- always ten days after Rosh Hashana, the day is supposed to be sublime, far from everyday, a day of retrospection and introspection. Tradition commands adults, healthy fasting.

It's already a New Year, but the Book of Life is still open. Yom Kippur or the Fruitful Day. is a solemn and solemn day, but also a happy day, because its FOCUS is repentance for wrongs done, the request for forgiveness, and the privilege of forgiving others -- so the Talmud teaches.
The last 10 days are for asking for forgiveness and forgiving, to reach out, write, call, visit, pay debts, and even return forgotten borrowed books.

YOU CAN ONLY FORGIVE YOURSELF, NEVER OTHERS. God also, in a human way, forgives only for himself.

SHOULD WE ALWAYS FORGIVE THE ONE WHO IS ASKING FOR IT? Majmonides claims that it's cruel not to forgive after asking three times. But in situations where the wrong done cannot be repaired, forgiveness is the decision of the hurted.

ARE THE UNFORGIVABLE SINS? Yes. Murder is the most drastic example: it is unforgivable, only the injured person can forgive.

WISHES: Between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur the wish is G'MAR HATIMA TOVA.

LITURGY: The traditional and most important is KOL NIDRE -- not a prayer, but a supplication.It comes from the tragic times when the Jews were forced to baptize -- and on Yom Kippur, this is how they "erased" the baptism.

For millennium, people prayed for rain, for fertility, for healing... Now on Yom Kippur, from all corners of the earth, people will be asking for the return of the hostages, for the return of the soldiers safe and intact, for an end to hatred, war, and famine, for strength and reason to live well, strong, and fair and most of all for peace and tranquility. The power and spirit of the nation in this song.

Barbra Streisand singing to Avin Malkein at the birthday request of President Shimon Peres a few years ago. Tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydxePZKCyvo

G'MAR HATIMA TOVA

A passionate performance of a haunting melody for a special occasion, by the one and only Barbra Streisand.

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26/09/2024

Homo Faber is an exhibition that gathers and presents human-made objects. Among these, some would be worthy of a dedicated book, given the extent of the effort involved. This year the exhibits takes you on a journey through a human life viewed through the lens of craftsmanship staged across the magnificent spaces of Fondazione Giorgio Cini, where hundreds of special objects handcrafted by skilled artisans, talented craftspeople from all over the world, according to specific techniques.
Amazing scenography, live artisan demonstrations and unique experiences from culinary ones to special tours. At Homo Faber 2024: The Journey of Life, taking place in Venice from September 1st to September 30th, visitors will be taken on a journey through a human life: from childhood to travel, romance to dreams, object will accompany life’s most precious moments.
On the Island of San Giorgio, Venice: the Monastery portico is the path for the Goose Game board. There are 60 embroidered panels on the fabric instead of 63. Artisans from everywhere in the world, from Rwanda to Mexico, have used traditional techniques to create the panels: they have realized embroidered and jacquard textiles; they have employed cotton, silk, and metallic threads, but also synthetic fibers for phosphorescent colors. Toys, jewelry, fabrics, papers , globes and art are only a few of the things you will see around you. The Homo Faber 2024 exhibition is entitled The Journey of Life— because ach phase of the exhibition is a step of our life journey. Take a journey to discover the creative worlds of talented local artisans, from lampworkers to ceramicists, gondola makers to glassblowers. Extraordinary artists like the last remaining murrine glass fuser
Antonio Dei Rossi, who immortalises animals and plants in captivating murrine glass, through miniature works.
Visit the atelier of the Regatta flag maker
Anna Campagnari, who combines her rowing experience with artistic skill to create gonfalons and flags awarded as regatta prizes. Go to see the creative guitar maker
Davide Pusiol and his handcrafted guitars, each unique and meticulously made with basic tools, focused on enhancing sound quality and creating artistically significant instruments.
Learn how to make an oar by the oarlock maker Saverio Pastor; see his traditional and experimental fòrcolas, sculptural oarlocks essential for Venetian rowing, crafted with expertise passed down from the last masters of the craft.
Stop at Relight Venice, in the Cannaregio sestiere. In her colourful universe, the craftswoman-designer Michela Bortoluzzo creates objects with influences from all over the world, but mostly from Venice. You can watch Michela create sculptural candles, hand-cut brass jewellery and many other objects, all created from natural or recycled materials. It's a place for meeting and storytelling, where you can buy artefacts and share ideas and reflections related to eco-sustainability and the fragile Venetian environment.

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13/08/2024

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25/07/2024

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11/06/2024

Al tramonto di oggi inizierà la festa di Shavuot, la Pentecoste ebraica, che ricorda la rivelazione della Torà sul Sinai (6 e 7 del mese di Sivan).

Come vi abbiamo raccontato pochi giorni fa, questa festa non è legata a specifiche mitzvot (precetti) ma piuttosto a varie consuetudini nate nel tempo.Una delle tradizioni più diffuse consiste nel decorare la casa e la sinagoga con piante e fiori, in particolare le rose.

Ma perché? Le interpretazioni degli studiosi sono varie.

Secondo alcuni, serve a evocare il Monte Sinai, verdeggiante all'epoca della rivelazione.

Secondo altri, questa usanza si deve al fatto che Shavuot è anche la festa delle primizie: dalla distruzione del Tempio, portare fiori e piante in sinagoga sostituisce simbolicamente l'offerta di primizie che anticamente veniva portata al Bet ha-Mikdash (Tempio).

Le decorazioni vegetali, inoltre richiamano il canneto dove Mosè fu deposto proprio il 7 di Sivan e che lo salvò.

Un'ulteriore interpretazione collega questa usanza al fatto che Shavuot cade nel giorno del giudizio divino per gli alberi, il momento, cioè, in cui D-o ne stabilisce la fecondità.

Vi lasciamo ricordandovi che domani e dopodomani (12 e 13 giugno) il bookshop e la biglietteria del Museo Ebraico resteranno chiusi e le visite alle sinagoghe saranno sospese. Riapriremo regolarmente venerdì 14 giugno alle 9. Vi aspettiamo!

🌾🌾Chag shavuot sameach! 🌾🌾
🌾🌾Felice festa di Shavuot!🌾🌾

09/06/2024

“The Bridge of Sighs, he thought, recalling one of his favorite boyhood movies, A Little Romance, which was based on the legend that if two young lovers kissed beneath this bridge at sunset while the bells of St. Mark’s were ringing, they would love each other forever .”
-Dan Brown-

01/06/2024

Antique and flea market in Venice!

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Sono poi previste le edizioni di giugno, primo fine settimana, metà settembre e primo fine settimana di ottobre. Finiremo con l’edizione di dicembre, nel weekend dell’Immacolata.