Give Baseless Love A Chance
08/15/2019
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To this day, the state’s religious establishment continues to exert control over its citizens’ most intimate moments. By Noga Brenner […]
To this day, the state’s religious establishment continues to exert control over its citizens’ most intimate moments. By Noga Brenner […]
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? […]
“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.” […]
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. […]
The sacred and the profane that are at the heart of the Parasha invite us to think carefully about what kind of responsibility is demanded of our public servants and leaders, and if this dichotomous, uncompromising approach is one that will allow us to continue to develop and grow as a democratic society. […]
Meet Kylie Heering – a participant on BINA Gap Year in Tel Aviv. Check out Kylie's own exciting summary of […]
Haaretz recently reported that alternative, pluralistic Jewish streams will only be allowed to speak to senior officers. Orthodox organizations will […]
Nehama Dormont – a participant on BINA Gap Year in Tel Aviv, is summarizing her first five months on the […]
The events of the last few months have altered global discourse. It is not clear what the long-term impact will be on issues of identity, nationalism, religion, and borders. Humanity in a post-Covid-19 world will speak a new language. […]