Jewish Values

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Cultivating a Shmita Mindset with our Screens

Dasee Berkowitz

November 1, 2021

Limiting the time we are on our devices and setting an intention about what we do there are small steps that can alter our relationship to the digital world. By committing to these changes in our day-to-day lives, we can more readily guide our kids to do the same.

Jewish Values

On the Jewish Road to Becoming the Best Version of Ourselves

Rabbi Eric S. Gurvis

October 26, 2021

Mussar represents what I have come to call “the Jewish Road to Character,” a Jewish path of study and spiritual practice focused on building the soul traits or the virtues that are at the core of our being.

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Racial Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

What is Juneteenth to a Black Jew?

C.E. Harrison

June 18, 2021

Even though the Emancipation Proclamation declared all enslaved people free on January 1, 1863, it was not fully enforced until two and a half years later.

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COVID-19

How to Observe Shavuot from Home This Year

C.E. Harrison

May 5, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted so much of how we engage Jewishly, but Shavuot is a fantastic holiday for families to celebrate from the safety of their homes. Here are a few ways you and your family can observe this rich, festive Jewish holiday this year.

Isaac Hirt Manheimer and wife Ewoenam who founded the UnityEco Village pose among lush greenery with their three young children

Jewish Values

A Jewish Ecovillage Founder on Celebrating Earth Day in Ghana

Aron Hirt-Manheimer

April 19, 2021

Isaac Hirt-Manheimer is the founder of Unity Ecovillage in Ghana, constructed according to eco-friendly principles that he learned while attending the Green Apprenticeship training program at Kibbutz Lotan in Israel.