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Order of the Day – Secular Judaism on Both Sides of the Ocean
In Israel, a vibrant, secular Jewish culture was created primarily around the ideals of the Zionist movement. In the United States, the Jewish community built a magnificent Jewish life with communal institutions at its center, religious schools, synagogues around the three main religious streams – Reform, Conservative and Orthodox. […]
BINA's Passover Seder Bookmarks
BINA's Passover Seder Bookmarks Additions and Suggestions for the Passover Haggadah Enrich your Passover Seder with meaningful content, thought-provoking questions … […]
First U.S. 'Secular Yeshiva' opens in Palo Alto
“It is important for all Jews to engage meaningfully with their Jewish identity and heritage, whether in synagogues, at the JCC, in their homes or out in the community,” Bodner said. “This program creates a new opportunity for those who might call themselves secular, unaffiliated or ‘just Jewish’ to experience deep study of our sacred texts and traditions.” […]
Changing the Conversation: A Response to Daniel Gordis
American and Israeli Jewry are very different from one another, with profound differences in their ideological foundations. American Judaism is universalist and views Judaism as a religion, versus Israeli Judaism, which is particularistic and views Judaism as a nationality. […]
Amos Oz was the ultimate Secularist
It is not every day that such a daring, self-confident secular figure emerges in our midst, presenting a bold and positive secular-Jewish stance that serves as a beacon for Jews all over the world. Amos Oz was not only a literary giant, he was also an exemplary secular Jew. […]
Rabin Day Educational Toolkit
Debate and Incitement An Activity for Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day Aims: Understand the term argument (mahloket) and its Jewish … […]
Destruction and Repair in Noach and the World Today
BINA's Education and Leadership Coordinator, Sasha Gold, reflects on Noach and the role of destruction and repair in the world today. […]
Birthright Israel Plus – BINA's Social Justice Birthright Extension in Tel Aviv
A look into Birthright Plus – and the chance to extend your Birthright Trip by volunteering and working towards Social Justice in Tel Aviv. […]
In Search of the Next Big Thing
When selecting the right gap year for me, I found myself focusing on the “next big things” – the hours I would spend in the classroom poring over Jewish texts with which I’d never quite been able to connect, the volunteering experience in schools that need an extra hand and the effort I’d put into learning Hebrew. […]
Finding My Spark – From Roanoke to Israel
Seeing something is believing in it, but experiencing something is understanding it. I entered Al Huda School in Rahat with little to no understanding of the Bedouin culture or experience within Israeli society, but left with a love and appreciation for the culture and the people. […]
From the USA to Nazareth
Four Americans arrive in Israel to take part in Masa Israel's Teaching Fellowship in Nazareth. Pictured here are the four Americans with BINA's Director of International Department, Dan Herman. […]
Making a Positive Impact on MITF Rahat (Video)
Shaina is a BINA Masa Israel Teaching Fellow in the Bedouin village of Rahat. Hear how through teaching English she … […]
A Tale of Two Languages
Two young Jewish women walk into the classroom at an elementary school in Rahat and start teaching English in strong American accents. On the whiteboard in one of the classrooms on a mid-week morning, we found Arabic texts – remnants of an earlier lesson. Alongside the Arabic we saw English writing, written by the young English teachers, Shaina Lidd and Rachelle Lansky. […]