Resources
Chayei Sara: Power Rooted in Life, Not Trauma and Death
Vayera: Paragons Protesting Power
Lech Lecha: Blessings for Times of Stress and Uncertainty
Simchat Torah: Planting Seeds of Tears
Can we sing our longings this year in a way that lets all the feelings come through? Can we allow our heartbreak to summon us toward something new?
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Looking backward, looking forward: A year of Torah 20/20
A d’var Torah for Simchat Torah. Rabbi Avi Katz Orlow is the Vice President at the Foundation for Jewish Camp. He has a deep love of irreverent, relevant, and revealing Torah and blogs religiously at saidtomyself.com. Rabbi Lev Meirowitz Nelson is Director of Rabbinic Training at T’ruah and the editor of Torah 20/20. Rabbi...
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Torah 20/20: Looking with Fresh Eyes
Rabbi Avi Katz Orlow introduces T'ruah's newest project, Torah 20/20, in this d'var torah for Simchat Torah.
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Seeing the Broken World: Discovering Myths Around Homelessness (Parshat Bereshit)
Commentary on Parshat Bereshit (Genesis 1:1 – 6:8) The story of humanity in the Torah begins with homelessness. The first two humans, Eve/Chava (“Mother of all life”) and Adam (“Earthling”) are unhoused vegetarian nudists living in bliss – and blissful ignorance – in the bubble of perfection of the Garden of Eden. There is no...
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FAQ About Weakening Democracy in Israel
This two-pager FAQ addresses the Nation-State Law and other legislation passed by the Knesset this summer that weakens Israel’s democratic institutions. It is followed by two pages of quotations from classical and contemporary Zionist thinkers and leaders that remind us of how important democracy is to Zionism. Included in the FAQ are links to more...
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