In this complicated time, we hope this study guide will provide you with some helpful tools (to use on your own or in a group) for learning, exploration, reflection, connection and peace. […]
Seven times Joseph weeps, more than any other person in the Torah. He does not cry when he is thrown into the pit, nor when he is sold to the Ishmaelites. He does not weep when cast into prison, nor when betrayed by his companions there. He does not weep from happiness at his success. Seven times he weeps, but only in his encounters with his brothers, with his father, in the presence of, or facing, his family. […]
Parashat Devarim opens the Book of Deuteronomy, the final of the Five Books of Moses. This year, Shabbat Parashat Devarim […]
Meet Kylie Heering – a participant on BINA Gap Year in Tel Aviv. Check out Kylie's own exciting summary of […]
On Hanukkah, Military Might and the Power of Spirit – Yonatan Shargian, BINA alumnus, writes about his take on Hanukkah and Israeli society […]
This week, Marcie Yoselevsky, External Relations Associate at BINA speaks with Vered Avidan about leading Kabbalat Shabbat these last weeks. […]
The long days of summer have somehow added up to short months and we are approaching a year since the events of October 7. In the midst of this time of tension and pain, we encounter Tisha B’Av. Marcie shares her reflections on Tisha B’Av and how the day feels this year. […]
At the end of the nineteenth century, as many European nations underwent processes of national revival, Jews too were compelled to re-examine the essence of their collective identity. This awakening was not only a response to persecution and exclusion, but a deeper search for a renewed identity, one that would integrate an ancient heritage with the modern needs of a community redefining itself. […]
In our Torah portion this week, Parashat Matot, the children of Israel are mere steps away from the promised land. […]
Jaime Bean was a participant in the MITF Migdal HaEmek program last year. As she gets ready to lead a Birthright Israel trip this month, she reflects back on her time teaching in Israel. […]
