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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
What qualities do you want to bring into your sukkah this year? Here’s a download that features a classical set of Jewish values: lovingkindness, boundaries, balance, perseverance, humility, rootedness, nobility. […]
Part of a yearlong Torah series on building and builders in Jewish spiritual life. In Ha’azinu, Moses gives his final oration. At the beginning of his story he […]
Holding a seder at Pesach is a familiar tradition. But why not also hold a seder at Sukkot — surrounded by the beauty of the sukkah, exploring the holiday’s symbols […]