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How to Make Yom Kippur Meaningful for Our Children
Helping religious school students experience the richness of the Jewish holiday cycle is one of the great joys of Jewish education. Yom Kippur, however, is probably the most challenging holiday to explain meaningfully on a child's level. Void of an historical/political backdrop, Yom Kippur is a day full of abstractions which often elude adult understanding. What does it really mean for us to create a state of “purity?” What are the ways we need to work on our social relationships and the ways we need to clarify our relationship with God?
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/how-make-yom-kippur-meaningful-our-children
Posted on: 2016/04/21 - 12:20pm
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A Version of Israel's Secular Shabbat -- Via a Song
The song below, Shabbat Ba’boker can be found on Arik Einstein and Yoni Richter’s CD , “When I Was a Kid.” It is a Shabbat song with no reference to ritual or practice. In a way that only an Israeli song can express, it communicates a deep sense of how joyous Sabbath can be. It is upbeat and jazzy.
Shabbat Morning
words by Tirtzah Atarhttps://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/version-israels-secular-shabbat-song
Posted on: 2016/04/21 - 12:42pm
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The Binding Of Isaac: What Is the Nature Of the Test?
Torah Text:
And it came to pass after these things (lit. words), that God tested Abraham and said, “Abraham.” And he said, “Here I am.” And He said, “Take your son, your only son, the one you love, Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will show you.” (Genesis 22:1-2)
Commentary:
Rashi explains “these words” as a conversation God had with Satan:
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/binding-isaac-what-nature-test
Posted on: 2016/04/25 - 2:37pm
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Next Year in Jerusalem?
Different Meanings
Each year, around seder tables throughout the world, Jews and our guests end the haggadah with the phrase, “L'shanah haba'ah biyerushalayim — Next Year in Jerusalem.” Like the four children who appear earlier in the haggadah text as paradigms for the ways Jews approach the historical narrative, those who say or hear “Next Year in Jerusalem” do so with many different degrees of self-knowledge or awareness in relationship to the phrase.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/next-year-jerusalem
Posted on: 2016/04/25 - 2:47pm
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Parsing the Meeting of Jacob and Esau
Torah:
Jacob is leaving Haran after 20 years. He left originally out of fear that Esau might kill him in revenge for Jacob having tricked Isaac into giving him the blessing. He is on his way back to Canaan when he becomes aware that Esau is approaching him in a large group:
The messengers returned to Jacob and said, “We came to your brother Esau. He is also approaching you. He has 400 people with him.” Jacob feared greatly and was distressed.(Genesis 32:6-7)
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/parsing-meeting-jacob-and-esau
Posted on: 2016/04/25 - 4:13pm
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A Jewish Approach to Discipline
We've all been students in classrooms where a teacher makes remarks like the following:.
“Somebody must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed this morning” or “I'm not surprised you forgot your homework. You'd probably forget your head if it wasn't attached to your shoulders” or “You have the lowest score in the class!” We cringe because we can imagine the hurt and embarrassment the remarks have caused. We may even be pained that in the past we said something similar to our students.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/jewish-approach-discipline
Posted on: 2016/04/25 - 4:45pm
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The Role of Text Study in Congregational Values-Based Decision Making
In order to develop values-based policies and procedures for our communities, we need to take a few steps back from the more practical concerns and examine our communal principles and Jewish ethical values and teachings. We must first clarify our terms, examine our preexisting attitudes, and understand how our experiences impact the decisions we make in community.
Posted on: 2016/04/25 - 4:52pm
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Wrestling with Rest
Shabbat, ideally a source of joy, rest and renewal, can also pose some interesting community dilemmas. Many congregations face questions about Sabbath “rules” such as:
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/wrestling-rest
Posted on: 2016/04/26 - 11:26am
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Adonai-Elohim: The Two Faces of God
Right after Yom Kippur I received a frantic telephone call. As I arrived at the home, it was already filled with family and friends. I knew the family very well: serious Jews.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/adonai-elohim-two-faces-god
Posted on: 2016/04/26 - 11:46am
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Dialogue Episode 3 Transcript
This is a transcript of the Dialogue Podcast, Episode 3: Rainbow Tallit Baby, an interview with Aurora Mendelsohn.
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https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/transcript-dialogue-podcast-episode-3
Posted on: 2016/05/04 - 12:39pm