Rabbi Aryeh Ben David

Rabbi Aryeh Ben David founded Ayeka: Soulful Jewish Education in 2008. Through its online program, Ayeka educates rabbis, teachers, and professionals in bringing Jewish wisdom from our minds to our hearts to our souls and to our lives. He lives in Efrat, Israel, with his wife Sandra and their six children.

The Passover Seder: A Night for Love

Rabbi Aryeh Ben David

If I invited you to do a Jewish program for Passover and asked you to please bring a mattress, a bottle of wine, and some kind of aphrodisiac, you would probably look at me askance – maybe even consider having me investigated.

And yet, what do we do on

Lessons in Parenting: My Kids Don't Believe in God or Love

Rabbi Aryeh Ben David

One of the most surprising things for me as a parent has been how different my kids are from me. I guess it was naïve, but I thought it would be natural for kids to be like their parents (though one could point out that I have turned out very differently than

Does Talking About God Drive Others Away?

Rabbi Aryeh Ben David

Several years ago, I launched an educational start-up. I left a wonderful position at a prestigious educational institution. It was a big risk.

It didn’t work out as I hoped.  

After teaching Jewish texts for 20 years, I wanted something more: I wanted to

During the Omer, Be a Work in Progress

Rabbi Aryeh Ben David

We are right now in the midst of the journey from Passover to Shavuot. If Pesach is our moment of physical courage, Shavuot is our moment of spiritual courage. Shavuot is an encounter with God’s presence.

How would you feel if you were told, “Next week you