We can understand a very meaningful message about our Jewish calendar – it is a calendar that stands in opposition to star-worship and idolatry, a calendar in which human beings take a central place in the design and determination of it. […]
Who is pure, and who is impure? Who gets to dwell inside the camp, and who must stay away? Yael Hirsch-Biderman, BINA’s Director of HR, in this week’s double-parsha, leads us through questions about ritual purity in the age of COVID-19, what it means to be cast out of the camp – and the cost in returing to our routines. […]
“What day is it today?”
How many times have we asked ourselves that question lately? Nofar Yahud Simpson, head of BINA’s Secular Yeshiva in Haifa, shares some wisdom on how the Jewish calendar, the counting of the Omer, and this week’s Torah portion can help us bring new meaning and sanity into our lives
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