Avrahahm Eisen, BINA's Director of Education, discusses the importance of building a more ethical society in Israel in this week's parasha, Acharei Mot-Kedoshim […]
Vision and Reality | Parashat Shelach Lecha Eran Baruch Parashat "Shelach Lecha", or as it is commonly known, "The Parasha […]
Passover in the time of Coronavirus reminds us the importance of personal and collective responsibility. In this week's Parashat Hashavua, Maayan Arzi-Melinarski reminds us of the inherent tension between the priests and the prophets, teaching us that, in these strange days, our task to build a just society takes precedence over ceremony and ritual. […]
“The troubling times we live in, make it easy for us to relate to Abraham’s feeling of a world lacking direction with no responsible grown-up in charge.”
Yuval Linden, director of BINA’s Gap Year programs, on this week’s parasha, Lech Lecha
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“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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By Avraham Eisen This week’s parasha, Bemidbar, opens the Book of Bemidbar which is the fourth of the five books […]
What happens when our leaders don't play by the rules? In this week's Torah portion, Shemini, BINA CEO Eran Baruch tells about dire consequences when leaders fail to act in exemplary fashion, and how, as we battle a global pandemic, we need our leaders to act with discipline and restraint, now more than ever. […]
Rivka was the first woman to speak up, speak her mind. She will be followed by many generations of women who will do as she did. From the well to the streets. From Haran to the White House”. Yael Dinur, BINA’s marketing and communications manager explores this week Parasha, Hayei Sarah, and it’s underrated hero, Rivka […]
This week’s Torah portion, Parashat Behar, opens with the topic of Shmita – the sabbatical year. To the modern reader, this might seem like one of the most irrelevant commandments in the Bible. But within it lies some of the most deep and powerful conceptions of social justice, more relevant than ever today. […]
The mitzvot of Shemittah (the Sabbatical year) and Yovel (the Jubilee year) have undergone fascinating processes of secularization over the years. Shemittah underwent a process of new age-y individualization, and the Jubilee went through politicization. But do we really need mitzvot at all? […]
