Rabbi Shai Gluskin
Questioning Jacob's and Rebecca's Behavior
How do we relate to imperfect heroes? This text study explores the questionable behavior of Jacob and Rebecca, and rabbinic responses to it.
Posted on November 9, 2017 by
Rabbi
Shai Gluskin
D'var Torah
The Four Children Count the Omer
A classroom activity framing the Counting of the Omer in the content of the Four Children of the Passover seder.
Posted on April 19, 2017 by
Rabbi
Shai Gluskin
Article
Parsing the Meeting of Jacob and Esau
Text study and discussion questions on the reunion of Jacob and Esau after decades of separation
Posted on April 25, 2016 by
Rabbi
Shai Gluskin
Article
A Version of Israel's Secular Shabbat -- Via a Song
The upbeat, jazzy Israeli song Shabbat Ba’boker is a Shabbat song with no reference to ritual or practice. But in a way that only an Israeli song can express, it communicates a deep sense of how joyous the Sabbath can be.
Posted on April 21, 2016 by
Rabbi
Shai Gluskin
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