Charismatic Faith / Graceful Masculinity: Vayechi
Part of a year-long Torah series on graceful masculinity and Jewish values. בֵּן פֹּרָת יוֹסֵף, בֵּן פֹּרָת עֲלֵי-עָיִן; בָּנוֹת, צָעֲדָה עֲלֵי-שׁוּר. A charming son is Joseph, a charming son to […]
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Enero 2020: Palabras del Torá / January 2020 Torah video
Palabras del Torá / a “vort” of Torah – R’ Rachel Barenblat from Bayit: Building Jewish on Vimeo. Each month Bayit offers regular video “vorts” (words of Torah / […]
Responsibility as Redemption / Graceful Masculinity: Vayigash
Part of a year-long Torah series on graceful masculinity and Jewish values. וְלֹא-יָכֹל יוֹסֵף לְהִתְאַפֵּק, לְכֹל הַנִּצָּבִים עָלָיו, וַיִּקְרָא, הוֹצִיאוּ כָל-אִישׁ מֵעָלָי; וְלֹא-עָמַד אִישׁ אִתּוֹ, בְּהִתְוַדַּע יוֹסֵף אֶל-אֶחָיו. Joseph […]
Rising With Grace / Graceful Masculinity: Mikeitz
Part of a year-long Torah series on graceful masculinity and Jewish values. וַיֹּאמֶר–הִנֵּה שָׁמַעְתִּי, כִּי יֶשׁ-שֶׁבֶר בְּמִצְרָיִם; רְדוּ-שָׁמָּה וְשִׁבְרוּ-לָנוּ מִשָּׁם, וְנִחְיֶה וְלֹא נָמוּת. And [Jacob] said. “Behold, I have […]
Re-educating the Natural Order / Graceful Masculinity: Vayeshev
Part of a year-long Torah series on graceful masculinity and Jewish values. וַיִּרְאוּ אֶחָיו, כִּי-אֹתוֹ אָהַב אֲבִיהֶם מִכָּל-אֶחָיו–וַיִּשְׂנְאוּ, אֹתוֹ; וְלֹא יָכְלוּ, דַּבְּרוֹ לְשָׁלֹם. His brothers saw that it was […]
Happy Chanukah from the Builders at Bayit!
Chag urim sameach #BeALight this Chanukah as we move past the solstice and we rededicate our hearts. poem by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat illustration by Steve Silbert
Deciembre 2019: Palabras del Torá
Earlier this fall, three of Bayit’s co-founders traveled in Cuba with Rabbi Sunny Schnitzer of Cuba America Jewish Mission. We asked communities there what we could offer them after returning […]
Becoming a Better Being / Graceful Masculinity: Vayishlach
Part of a year-long Torah series on graceful masculinity and Jewish values. וַיָּבֹא יַעֲקֹב שָׁלֵם עִיר שְׁכֶם, אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן, בְּבֹאוֹ, מִפַּדַּן אֲרָם; וַיִּחַן, אֶת-פְּנֵי הָעִיר. And Jacob came […]
Growing the Giving Nature of Love / Graceful Masculinity: Vayeitzei
Part of a year-long Torah series on graceful masculinity and Jewish values. וַיַּעֲבֹד יַעֲקֹב בְּרָחֵל, שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים; וַיִּהְיוּ בְעֵינָיו כְּיָמִים אֲחָדִים, בְּאַהֲבָתוֹ אֹתָהּ. Jacob worked seven years for Rachel […]
The Other Half of the Battle / Graceful Masculinity: Toldot
Part of a year-long Torah series on graceful masculinity and Jewish values. וְיַעֲקֹב נָתַן לְעֵשָׂו, לֶחֶם וּנְזִיד עֲדָשִׁים, וַיֹּאכַל וַיֵּשְׁתְּ, וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלַךְ; וַיִּבֶז עֵשָׂו, אֶת-הַבְּכֹרָה. Jacob then gave Esav […]