#Trending in 2019: the Year Ahead for Building the Jewish Future
Happy 2019, fellow builders of the Jewish future! If you’re reading this blog, you’re part of a bold experiment in which everyone can be a builder. The question is how […]
Entries by
It’s Still About the Team: Re-building Leadership for Community Renewal
Part of a yearlong series on Torah wisdom about building and builders. How can you build a community when the people have known nothing but hardship and slavery? Are promises […]
Calling Us To Becoming
Part of a yearlong series on Torah wisdom about building and builders. In this week’s Torah portion, Shemot, Moses has an encounter with the bush that burns but is not […]
Every Team Needs a Build; Every Build Needs a Team
Part of a yearlong series on Torah wisdom about building and builders. The Torah portion known as Vayechi offers the conclusion of the dramatic family narrative of the book of […]
Building a Temple from Tears
Part of a yearlong series on Torah wisdom about building and builders. The Torah is filled with instructions for building the Mishkan, G-d’s “dwelling place” that our ancestors carried in […]
Power Tools for Spiritual Building
Part of a yearlong series on Torah wisdom about building and builders. The first weeks of Bayit’s Builder’s Blog harvested keystone principles about building the Jewish future – from primordial foundations […]
The Neighborhood of Spiritual Life
Part of a yearlong series about building and builders inspired by the Torah cycle. Most architects and builders say that where they build shapes what they build. As for physical […]
Building Collective Spiritual Foundations: Re-Mixing the Cement
Part of a yearlong series about building and builders inspired by the Torah cycle. Look under any building and you’ll see its foundation. Look deeper: you’ll see architectural plans. Look […]
Our Two-Story Houses: Becoming Ladders for Spiritual Ascent
Part of a yearlong series about building and builders inspired by the Torah cycle. I’m a fan of two-story houses. I enjoy some separation from the busy “functional” part of […]
Rivka’s Questions, And Our Own: Building Lessons From Toldot
Part of a yearlong series about building and builders inspired by the Torah cycle. וַיִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּ הַבָּנִים֙ בְּקִרְבָּ֔הּ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אִם־כֵּ֔ן לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֖ה אָנֹ֑כִי וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ לִדְרֹ֥שׁ אֶת־יְהוָֽ”ה׃ But the children struggled in […]