Rabbi Jack Riemer reviews Beside Still Waters
Rabbi Jack Riemer reviewed our first print publication, Beside Still Waters, for the February 2020 edition of the Berkshire Jewish Voice. The review is reprinted below. Buy copies from your […]
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Holding complexity, simply / Graceful Masculinity: Yitro
Part of a year-long Torah series on graceful masculinity and Jewish values. אָנֹכִי יְקוָק אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִיךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים: I am Hashem, your G-d, who took you out of […]
Innovating, learning, recharging
Cross-posted from Velveteen Rabbi: reflections on this year’s innovation retreat. Within moments of arrival we’re talking about how fulfilling it is to learn from each other across the denominations. R’ […]
The Freedom of Control / Graceful Masculinity: Bo
Part of a year-long Torah series on graceful masculinity and Jewish values. וְהָיָה לְךָ לְאוֹת עַל-יָדְךָ, וּלְזִכָּרוֹן בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ, לְמַעַן תִּהְיֶה תּוֹרַת ה’, בְּפִיךָ: כִּי בְּיָד חֲזָקָה, הוֹצִאֲךָ ה’ מִמִּצְרָיִם. […]
Febrero 2020: Palabras del Torá / February 2020 Torah video
Palabras del Torá / a “vort” of Torah – R’ David Markus from Bayit: Building Jewish on Vimeo. Each month Bayit offers regular video “vorts” (words of Torah / teachings […]
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 […]
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 […]