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Peoplehood Educational Gifts from Kaplan Center
Rabbi Jeffrey Schein has created a suite of educational resources on Jewish peoplehood, under the auspices of the Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood.
The resources include:
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/video/jewish-peoplehood-educational-resources
Posted on: 2016/06/28 - 10:41am
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Shavuot DT SCR
Revelation is a tricky thing. For Moses it took place at age 80 while standing in front of a burning bush. For Abraham it was in Haran at age 75 when he heard the voice of God telling him to take a different path from his ancestors and become a blessing to all the families of the world.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/revelation-gift
Posted on: 2017/05/26 - 11:56am
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Marriage - Bemidbar/Shavuot DT
Shabbat Bemidbar usually falls near Shavuot: the day designated as the anniversary of the revelation of Torah at Mt. Sinai. According to a midrash Shavuot is like the wedding anniversary of God and the Jewish people. In Exodus as the revelation unfolds, the position of the Israelites is described with a phrase: בְּתַחְתִּ֥ית הָהָֽר/betakhtit ha-har, which figuratively means “at the base of the mountain” but literally means “under the mountain”. To explain this the rabbis said that Mount Sinai was held over the Israelites like a wedding huppah.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/covenant-marriage
Posted on: 2016/06/16 - 12:53pm