Quotes for the Reverse Omer
A glimpse of R. Jennifer Singer’s Reverse Omer Quotes calendar. From Rabbi Jennifer Singer, a founding builder at Bayit who is now part of our Liturgical Arts Working Group, comes […]
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Allyship and Rebuilding the Temple
In this month when we mourn the destruction of the Temple, we recall King David’s description of Jerusalem, in its glory, as כְּ֝עִ֗יר שֶׁחֻבְּרָה־לָּ֥הּ יַחְדָּֽו – a city that is […]
A Tisha b’Av of Hope
Many Jewish professionals I know secretly (a few, not so secretly) prefer to take off Tisha b’Av for any number of reasons. It’s too sad. It’s mere nostalgia that never can build […]
Hymn for the Hurting – for Tisha b’Av 5782
Here’s a liturgical rendering of the amazing Amanda Gorman‘s “Hymn for the Hurting” (2022), which she wrote after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, set to the mournful trope of […]
For the Sake of Ascent: Tisha b’Av 5782
New from Bayit’s Liturgical Arts Working Group comes this offering for Tisha b’Av 5782, available both as a printable PDF and as google slides suitable for screensharing. This year many of […]
Introducing the Graceful Living deck
Introducing the Graceful Living Deck The Graceful Living deck is a deck of cards that doubles as a tool for spiritual life, designed by Steve Silbert and featuring teachings distilled […]
Why we trash(ed) our shuls for Tisha b’Av
Many liberal Jews ignore Tisha b’Av, or don’t know it’s there. For many of those whom we serve, Tisha b’Av is either a non-event or a great time to be […]
Counting on LGBT+ Jews for Shavuot
The Torah was never given to an individual, but rather to a nation. For far too long, many communities have forced those who come out – to get out, and […]
A Second Chance for Accessibility: Pesach Sheni
G-d’s creation of the world was thoughtfully intentional. On Friday evenings, as we welcome Shabbat we sing: מֵראש מִקֶּדֶם נְסוּכָה. סוף מַעֲשה בְּמַחֲשבָה תְּחִלָּה. Shabbat was anointed from the outset. […]
We Live in a Society: Teachings from Kedoshim for Right Now
My son and I often say, “We live in a society.” For us it’s shorthand, a reminder about community. We need to be mindful of people’s needs, because we live […]