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. […]
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 […]
Those of us observing the ritual of Sefirat HaOmer, the counting of days and weeks leading up to the holiday of Shavuot, are finishing the third week, which is associated […]
Arts and crafts was always my favorite activity as a kid, and now, as an adult, my inner crafter is emerging in various ways. This is the first of a […]
Why don’t the boards of most major Jewish organizations have youth advisory councils (as many municipalities and even the federal government have), especially if a major challenge facing such communal […]
Mazal tov to Bayit builders Dr. Shari Berkowitz and Steve Silbert, author and illustrator of Color the Omer, for this feature in Bookishly Jewish! Here’s how the interview begins: Evalyn: Coloring […]
New from Bayit’s Liturgical Arts Working Group comes this offering for the Omer 5782, available both as a printable PDF and as google slides suitable for screensharing. Here you’ll find one […]
Atoning for the Spiritual Abuse of Conversion Therapy Rabbi Mike Moskowitz On Wednesday, I returned from the Global Interfaith Commission of LGBT+ lives, held in London, England. We met with […]
It has been a month since Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then over 3.6 million Ukrainians have fled their country, and another 6.5 million residents have been displaced within Ukraine, having […]
Last year, Bayit published Color the Omer, our first spiritual coloring book. It was conceived and written by Shari Berkowitz, illustrated by Steve Silbert and edited by R. Rachel […]