1. Five Hebrew matriarchs journey away from Barrenness, shame, and disgrace, finally coming to fruitfulness

2. The sons of once-Barren matriarchs—Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph—became the chosen sons in their fathers’ houses and the foundational ancestors of the nation of Israel

3. I assure each of you that as you go to the temple or visit the temple grounds, you will walk on sacred, holy ground just as the early patriarchs and matriarchs did so long ago.

4. The text of the Amidah changes depending on the occasion, but it always opens with a prayer that invokes the Jewish peoples’ earliest ancestors: the patriarchs (and, in some prayer traditions, the matriarchs)

5. She’s been Bewitched and he’s Bewildered … When the topic of grandchildren comes up during a weekly sewing circle the matriarchs of the founding families seek out the witch Elder to scry to see if their sons have mates

6. On Wednesday January 20th, 2021, Secwepemc Hereditary Chief Henry Sauls, Matriarchs Miranda Dick and April Thomas, former Transmountain Engineer Romilly Cavanaugh, and Water Protectors from allied Nations incluing Billie Pierre of N laka'pamux Nation, Heather Lamreaux, Susan Bibbing and Laura

7. But the idyll of childhood attachment turns into a nightmare as Han, beautiful, proud and uncompromisingly loyal, struggles against the forces of tradition and tyranny in a large household where patriarchs and matriarchs wield inexorable power, lustful male relatives watch young Bondmaids to claim their rightful share of pleasure, visiting