Why Shabbes Matters… Especially Now
When we “went in” (started sheltering-in-place) for covid-19 in New York, I thought we were going in for a few weeks. I’ve been more-in-than-out now for five months. I am […]
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Zooming In the New Year
Here’s a sketchnote from Steve Silbert illustrating Bayit’s tips and suggestions for how to make the most out of this year’s Zoom Days of Awe: And here’s a short […]
Palabras del Torá / a “vort” of Torah from R’ Sunny Schnitzer
Palabras del Torá Agosto 2020 from Bayit: Building Jewish on Vimeo. Each month Bayit offers regular video “vorts” (words of Torah / teachings from Jewish tradition) offered in or translated […]
Megillat Covid: Five Offerings for Tisha b’Av
Here are five offerings for Tisha b’Av, each available as its own downloadable PDF. They are intended for both personal and communal use, and can be used singly or all […]
A Psalm for Zoom
Here’s another resource for sanctifying the placeless place and sacred space of a Zoom room or other digital gathering space. This could be used as part of communal prayer over […]
Having Something Graceful to Say / Graceful Masculinity: Devarim
אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים, אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, בְּעֵבֶר, הַיַּרְדֵּן: בַּמִּדְבָּר בָּעֲרָבָה מוֹל סוּף בֵּין-פָּארָן וּבֵין-תֹּפֶל, וְלָבָן וַחֲצֵרֹת–וְדִי זָהָב. These are the words that Moses spoke to all of Israel, across […]
Contemporary shiviti by Steve Silbert
A shiviti is a visual tool designed to aid Jewish meditation, either as a prelude to liturgical prayer or as a contemplative practice all its own. (Learn more at this […]
Announcing Holy at Home
Many communities face Days of Awe this year that will be streamed / Zoom-based, rather than in person. This will be a High Holiday season like no other we’ve known. […]
Coming Closer Through Protest / Graceful Masculinity – Balak
Part of a periodic Torah series on graceful masculinity and Jewish values. וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖וֹ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר נְאֻ֤ם בִּלְעָם֙ בְּנ֣וֹ בְעֹ֔ר וּנְאֻ֥ם הַגֶּ֖בֶר שְׁתֻ֥ם הָעָֽיִן׃ He declaimed his parable and said: ”The […]
Palabras del Torá / a “vort” of Torah from R’ Bella Bogart
Each month Bayit offers regular video “vorts” (words of Torah / teachings from Jewish tradition) offered in or translated into Spanish, designed for Cuban Jewish communities and available to Spanish-speaking […]