Rachel Barenblat, Author at Bayit: Building Jewish

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From Tents to Dwellings

July 14, 2019 /1 Comment/in Torah /by Rachel Barenblat

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, […]

Water and Words

July 7, 2019 /2 Comments/in Torah /by Rachel Barenblat

Part of a yearlong Torah series on spiritual building and builders in Jewish life. Words have power. They have the power to create, and the power to destroy. Think […]

Taking Pride in the Parade

June 30, 2019 /1 Comment/in Torah /by Rachel Barenblat

Part of a yearlong Torah series on spiritual building and builders in Jewish life. Today is the Pride March marking 50 years from Stonewall and the beginning of the modern […]

How to Scout Your Landscape

June 25, 2019 /1 Comment/in Torah /by Rachel Barenblat

Part of a yearlong Torah series on spiritual building and builders in Jewish life. Okay, you’re ready for spiritual building. As with a survey before building with a physical […]

Second Chances

June 16, 2019 in Torah /by Rachel Barenblat

Part of a yearlong Torah series about building and builders in Jewish spiritual life. Florida recently enacted a “Second Chance” law, repealing a lifetime ban on voting for 1.4 million […]

The Power and Peril of Spiritual Role

June 11, 2019 /1 Comment/in Torah /by Rachel Barenblat

Part of a yearlong Torah series on building and builders in Jewish spiritual life. As we all build the Jewish future, how sure should we be about what’s holy? Asked that […]

Coming out against hate for Shavuot

June 7, 2019 in The Festival Year /by Rachel Barenblat

This weekend we celebrate, with pride, G-d’s “coming out” speech – the Divine Revelation at Mt. Sinai. Our need to be seen and understood for who we are draws from […]

Making Everyone Count

June 2, 2019 /2 Comments/in About Bayit, Torah /by Rachel Barenblat

Part of a yearlong Torah series on building and builders in Jewish spiritual life. The book of Bamidbar (“In the Wilderness”) begins with instruction to take a census. […]

Walking the Walk

May 27, 2019 /4 Comments/in Torah /by Rachel Barenblat

Part of a yearlong Torah series on building and builders in Jewish spiritual life. This week’s Torah portion (Bechukotai) lists “blessings” and “curses,” “rewards” and “punishments.” If we […]

A time to build and a time to refrain from building

May 20, 2019 /1 Comment/in The Spiritual Journey /by Rachel Barenblat

Part of a yearlong Torah series on building and builders in Jewish spiritual life. In our fast-paced world it’s rare to take a sabbatical. A week’s vacation here […]