From Redemption to Responsibility: Spiritual Introspection During the Omer
Meets: Thursdays
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How Does Jewish Matchmaking Work?
Finding a partner through a matchmaker (shadchan) is traditional in some Jewish communities.
The Omer
Counting the days from Passover to Shavuot.
Question: Can I Convert to Judaism and Still Be Christian?
Judaism and Christianity profess beliefs that are incompatible with each other.
Hava Nagila’s Long, Strange Trip
The unlikely history of a Hasidic melody.
Why Music is Fundamental to Jewish Prayer
Jewish tradition teaches that music unlocks the door to divine connection.
Next Torah Portion
Summary
In this Torah portion, God describes the laws surrounding resting the land and crops every seven years, as well as the Jubilee year every 50 years. God permits the use of slaves but provides stipulations including the obligation to eventually free your slaves.
Featured Commentary
Finding Meaning in an Ancient Farming Law
Why Shmita, the commandment to let Israel’s farmland rest every seven years, is relevant even for today’s urban Diaspora Jews.
Daf Yomi
Bava Metzia 87
Who’s your daddy?
Bava Metzia 86
What Abraham taught God.
Bava Metzia 85
The power of potential.
STUDY RESOURCES
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Our weekly Shabbat newsletter, Recharge, features a thoughtful, timely essay to enrich your Shabbat. Here are a few of our recent pieces:
To Catch a Thief
The record of an ancient theft clues us in to the obscured role of Jewish priestesses.
Mourning and Meaning Making
Someday our current sorrows will be memories, woven into the tapestry of our shared destiny.
Observing Jewish Time
Living the Jewish calendar is to be bound by Jewish peoplehood and Jewish solidarity
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