Virtual Shabbat Box Archives: June 2024
June 7-8
Want to continue learning Torah after your community’s tikkun or without leaving home? We’ve specially curated hours of digital resources to learn on your own or with a group.
How do Reconstructionists understand the revelation of Torah at Mount Sinai in light of modern biblical criticism? Rabbi Jacob Staub explains it in this essay adapted from A Guide to Jewish Practice.
For a Shavuot treat, follow along this step-by-step guide on baking a cake as rich in symbolism as it is in flavor, one shaped like Torah scrolls.
This poem captures the joy of receiving the Torah, both physically and spiritually.
June 11-12
Moses might never have ascended Mount Sinai if he hadn’t received advice from his non-Jewish father-in–law, Yitro. We, too — especially during difficult times — can learn from those whose beliefs differ from our own.
These new and previously published essays offer a range of perspectives on how to engage with Torah, Revelation, Shavuot and, ultimately, Judaism itself.
Sure, you’ve savored cheesecake during your Shavuot celebration, but have you tried Persian rice pudding, courtesy of Adva Chattler’s grandmother? Here’s your chance.
In this inspiring blessing, Rabbi Lily Solochek asks that “the One who delivered our ancestors from oppression to freedom, redeem us and all marginalized peoples.”
June 28-29
“Moving Through the Wilderness: Recommitting to Equity After 10/7” is a collection of brief essays originally published in the Forward. Rabbis Sandra Lawson, Asher Sofman and Deborah Waxman explain Reconstructing Judaism’s commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Pride month is drawing to a close. This prayer is a year-round reminder that everyone is created in the divine image. Each of us is responsible to defend the most vulnerable.
Learn how a group of writers are creating a ripple effect by crafting new Jewish rituals and liturgy and helping to increase Jewish relevancy in today’s world. And it’s not too late to register for their June 27 book launch!
In need of equanimity? A mantra to focus on during meditation or prayer? Listen to the voice of Rabbi Jacob Staub as he chants the most versatile of Hebrew words, shalom.
