What our prayer shawls carry
Right now there are 15 tallitot in my house. How did I get here? One tallit is my son’s bar mitzvah tallit; one is the “girly” tallit I sometimes wear; […]
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Graceful Masculinity / Graceful Building: Ki Seitzei
כִּי תִבְנֶה בַּיִת חָדָשׁ, וְעָשִׂיתָ מַעֲקֶה לְגַגֶּךָ; וְלֹא-תָשִׂים דָּמִים בְּבֵיתֶךָ, כִּי-יִפֹּל הַנֹּפֵל מִמֶּנּוּ. If you will build a new house, you shall make a fence for your roof, so that […]
A week of building with Bayit
Top row: T-shirts courtesy of Steve Silbert; the Bayit Board meets onsite and online; kayaking on the lake. Bottom row: morning davening gear, and our morning davening spot. When […]
Gates, Open and Closing – New Liturgy / Poetry / Art for Selichot and Ne’ilah
These offerings (new from Bayit’s Liturgical Arts Working Group) are bookends for the Days of Awe. Here are poems, prayers, and artworks for Selichot and for Ne’ilah, the near and […]
What Is Builders Blog?
Builders Blog is a go-to portal for Jewish ritual and spiritual innovation, design thought, and practical tools for Jewish life. We share ideas in progress, reflections on what didn’t work […]
New prayers, artwork, and poetry for Rosh Hodesh Elul / the New Year of the Animals
Judaism’s ancient New Year for the Animals — Rosh Hodesh Elul — can remind us that we’re all stewards of the Earth and all her life. It can remind us […]
Tisha b’Av 5781: prayers, poetry, and art for our mourning year
New from Bayit’s Liturgical Arts Working Group comes this collaborative compilation of liturgy, poetry and art for this Tisha b’Av. Here are poems, prayers, artwork, and readings for Tisha […]
A new tool for building Jewish: Life Lessons from Recently Dead Rabbis
We are SO excited to announce that Bayit will be publishing Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman’s forthcoming book, Life Lessons from Recently Dead Rabbis: Hassidut for the People. This is a book […]
Graceful Acceptance / Graceful Masculinity: Chukas
Part of a periodic Torah series on graceful masculinity and Jewish values. זֹאת חֻקַּת הַתּוֹרָה, אֲשֶׁר-צִוָּה יְהוָה לֵאמֹר: דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְיִקְחוּ אֵלֶיךָ פָרָה אֲדֻמָּה תְּמִימָה אֲשֶׁר אֵין-בָּהּ מוּם, אֲשֶׁר […]
Graceful Takings / Graceful Masculinity: Shlach
Part of a periodic Torah series on graceful masculinity and Jewish values. שְׁלַח-לְךָ אֲנָשִׁים, וְיָתֻרוּ אֶת-אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן, אֲשֶׁר-אֲנִי נֹתֵן, לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל: אִישׁ אֶחָד אִישׁ אֶחָד לְמַטֵּה אֲבֹתָיו, תִּשְׁלָחוּ–כֹּל, נָשִׂיא […]