Ayala Deckel, Head of the BINA Secular Yeshiva, reflects on the connections between this week’s Torah portion – Parashat Shemot (which literally means “Names”), and the names and stories of the the fallen and the captives in the Israel-Gaza war. Click to read this week’s edition of BINA’s commentary on the weekly Torah Portion >>> […]
Parashat Ki Tisa presents one of the most dramatic moments in the Torah—the sin of the Golden Calf. In this pivotal event, two leaders stand before us—Moses and Aaron—each embodying a different style of leadership, each with a distinct perspective on the relationship between a leader and the people. […]
Opinion: Israeli Schools Teach Pro-settler Religious Nationalism Is the Only Way to Be Jewish By Noga Brenner Samia First published […]
18 year old Rina Dale from Newton, MA is spending a year on BINA’s GAP program at the Secular Yeshiva in […]
What can we learn from the story of Pharaoh and the hardening of his heart in our day and time? Read more in this week’s edition of BINA’s commentary on the weekly Torah portion, this time by BINA educator Elliot Vaisrub Glassenberg on Parashat Vaera >>> […]
Who is “the angel who has redeemed me”? Is it the same angel with whom Jacob wrestled, before earning the name Israel? Did he miss or remember him? How will the angel bless the boys from all evil? And why the Divine Presence does not allow Israel to foresee the future of his loved ones? […]
By Avraham Eisen This week’s parasha, Bemidbar, opens the Book of Bemidbar which is the fourth of the five books […]
Diana Tenenbaum is a participant on the Masa Israel Teaching Fellows (MITF) program in Jerusalem. In this, her first blog, […]
As we’ve entered into our last three months of mechina, there has been a big change in our routine. Most of the responsibility of coordinating our schedule has shifted from the staff to us, and we’ve already planned several trips and seminars for our group. […]
BINA contributor and supporter, Ran Oron, discusses what we can learn about leadership from Miriam during the exodus of Israelites from Egypt in this week's Torah portion. […]
