Every Building Needs a Fence
Part of a yearlong Torah series on building and builders in Jewish spiritual life. In Ki Tetze, Torah says, “When you build a new house, make a railing […]
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Building Communal Resistance for Elul
Part of a yearlong Torah series on building and builders in Jewish spiritual life. Resist so that you may exist. This is the charge that the Torah provides (Deuteronomy […]
Giving is Who We Are
Part of a yearlong Torah series about building and builders in Jewish spiritual life. When I was a kid, I loved watching my grandmother. After each visit to the doctor, […]
The Torah of Ikea
Part of a yearlong Toah series on building and builders in Jewish spiritual life. I’m a stereotype. Like many people (and especially some men), I have an aversion […]
Building God’s Home Within
Part of a yearlong Torah series about building and builders in Jewish spiritual life. I live in a new neighborhood that still is under construction. It had been […]
Dvarim’s Building Lessons
Part of a yearlong Torah series on spiritual building and builders in Jewish life. (Edited to add: this essay and sketchnote now appear in A Year of Building Torah.) […]
Lamentations (Then and Now)
This responsive reading is intended for congregational use during Tisha b’Av. Most of these words come directly from refugee testimonies (citations below). They have been shaped into the form […]
Building Gender… So the Neighbors Will Understand
Part of a yearlong Torah series on spiritual building and builders in Jewish spiritual life. We’re all in the “building” business, but often we don’t think about it. Even […]
Pressing Down: On Baking Community Leaders
Part of a yearlong Torah series on spiritual building and builders in Jewish life. I was watching the Great British Baking Show late one night. I learned some […]
From Tents to Dwellings
Part of a yearlong Torah series on spiritual building and builders in Jewish life. Parashat Balak introduces us to two non-Jewish figures: the titular Balak, a Moabite king, […]