Noach for Tots: Constructing the Ark
Examine the building of Noah's ark with your children to help them to learn about and understand this Torah portion.
Letting God Into Our Lives
In Parashat Mikeitz, we find ourselves in the middle of one of the most complete and compelling human stories in the Book of Genesis. Unlike the narratives about Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, however, a large section of the Joseph story contains no mention of God.
Vayechi for Tots: What are Your Traditions?
A guide to help adults learn how to engage young children in a discussion about this week’s Torah portion.
Rabbis Organizing Rabbis - Deportation Defense Success Stories
Gifts to Israel: 19 New Citizens Celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut
There's nothing like experiencing something for the very first time. Swimming the length of the Kinneret. A first love. The first whiff of this year's jasmine blossoms in Jerusalem. Taking your very first bite of my homemade bread pudding (trust me).
Why BBYO is Our Partner
Another Miriam Worth Remembering
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States this year, Rabbi Carole Balin, Ph.D., is sharing eight chapters of an "alternative Book of Numbers” designed to tell the stories of Jewish women who combined civic engagement with Jewish values in a 40-year struggle “in the wilderness” to pass the 19th Amendment.
The Dream of Faith
We have all stood where Jacob stands in Parashat Vayeitzei. Who amongst us has not at times felt lost and alone, in search of some sense of belonging? Have we not experienced times when things appeared to be so confusing that we were prepared to reach out for help of any kind?
Grab the Cup
A silver goblet is central to the story of Joseph and his brothers in this week's Torah portion, Parashat Vayigash.