The time of Covid has changed religious communities. And according to the Rev. Katie Day two high-profile events and the rise of antisemitism (and all hate crimes) have transformed our understanding of security. But is it in ways we would rather not have changed?
Says Rabbi Hisda in the Talmud: “A dream not explored is like a letter not read.” This exercise, guided by Rabbi Haviva Ner-David, is an invitation to read our own messages to ourselves, brought to us in the form of our dreams. Sourced from Reset, providing Jewish activists with accessible
Rabbi Deborah Glanzberg-Krainin teaches: “On Thanksgiving, I acknowledge all that I have and pray that we will all have more to be thankful for next year.”
Rabbi Gila Colman Ruskin reconstructs the Thanksgiving celebration in her poem that bears witness to the experiences of the Wampanoag people of Massachusetts Bay.
Terry Boyle’s poem takes off on Jacob’s dream of angels ascending and descending a ladder (Genesis 28:12-22).
Performed by Dr. Koach Baruch Frazier and Marques Hollie for “Reconstructing the Voice of Leadership: A Day of Giving to Support Jews of Color.”
Tiferet Welch’s prayer/poem reflects on the stories and themes of this week’s Torah portion, Hayyei Sarah.
According to Rabbi Lewis Eron, “by telling us so little about Abraham’s peaceful second life, our ancestors did not write Abraham out of the story but gave him and us the opportunity to explore the special blessings we can find as we live our second lives.”
Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein leads this meditation based on the teaching of the Hassidic master, Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev, that we should strive to make our relationship with the Divine more like that with a loving parent than like that with a king or sovereign.
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