How Learning Across Difference Can Be Revelatory this Shavuot
June 4, 2024
Revelation this Year? Especially in difficult times, we can learn from those who think and believe differently from ourselves.
Revelation this Year? Especially in difficult times, we can learn from those who think and believe differently from ourselves.
For Shavuot, we’ve gathered a selection of interviews with authors that provide plenty of material for self-study or group discussion.
“Count on Telling Your Story: Writing Workshops Through the Omer” showcases Ritualwell’s unique online community and the ways in which we draw upon Jewish wisdom to inspire creativity.
The 16th century kabbalists of Safed created the custom of the all-night study session during the evening prior to Shavuot. This custom, known as Tikkun Leil Shavuot, is celebrated in many synagogues with study sessions offered from dusk till dawn. Looking to celebrate with a community? Check our directory of congregations to
We are approaching two of the most important days on the Israeli calendar – Yom HaZikaron (Day of Remembrance for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism) and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day). Yom HaZikaron will begin at sunset on Sunday, May 12 continues throughout the day of Monday, May 13. Here are two
Every week, Rabbi Alex Weissman, director of Mekhinah, and cultural and spiritual life at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, emails members of the college community with words of Torah. Here’s his email from May 10, 2024. Dearest Possums, The end of the semester is nigh! Just a couple days left of class
This year, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzma’ut fall on May 13-14, 2024. With Israeli hostages still in captivity and the prospect of an ongoing war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, we know that Yom Ha’atzmaut may feel more complex than usual. This year we have two offerings, one an online
In our day, many folks think that freedom means unconstrained personal expression. What is freedom, really? I explore this topic in this Passover teaching. I invite you to watch and be part of this ever-evolving conversation about the nature of freedom.
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