Active Inclusivity: How to Be Inclusive During Shabbat
We talk about inclusivity all of the time, but what does it mean to be actively inclusive? How do we ensure all people are able to fully participate in whatever way they are showing up? [...]
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An Oasis of Shabbat: MINYAN TLV
Oz Fishman and Lipaz Ela are the co-founders of MINYAN TLV, a Tel Aviv-based organization that builds communities and Jewish experiences that are diverse, creative, and speak the language of now. Tammy Cohen, OneTable’s Vice [...]
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Make Your Shabbat Green
Jonathan Schorsch, from the Green Sabbath Project, shares reflections in this guest blog post on how to rewild your Shabbat for an unexpected and profoundly powerful remedy for our era of environmental catastrophes. For more [...]
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Hosting a Planet-Friendly Vegan Shabbat: It All Ties Together
Lisa Apfelberg, from Jewish Veg, shares ideas in this guest blog post about cooking for and hosting a planet-friendly vegan Shabbat. I see the tie between a plant-based dinner and Shabbat so clearly. When I [...]
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Six Breaths
By Emil Sher We forgot to bring the challah cover Sophie made as a child, the Hebrew letters fringed like a picture book sun. Our daughters make do on this November night in their mid-town [...]
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Building Community in the Desert
From Bamidbar to Burning Man The Jewish people wandered in the desert for 40 years, transforming from a ragtag group of freed slaves into a cohesive nation. So it’s not surprising that a dynamic, creative [...]
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Strengthening Your Connections at Shabbat Dinner
From Friday night dinners throughout his life to his leading role in launching the crowd-funded loan venture SparkIL, read a reflection about Noah Allen’s experiences with connecting and reconnecting around the Shabbat table. How do [...]
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Hosting a Pride Shabbat with Joy, Action, and Community
Get inspired for your Pride Shabbat with these tips from Keshet You have one more Shabbat in June to celebrate Pride 2022! Whether you’re LGBTQ+ or an ally, you may be wondering how to bring [...]
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Finding Shalom in Shabbat
by Carrie Seleman Celebrating Shabbat is about ending the week with intention and prioritizing your most important relationships. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month – a time to acknowledge that for many, their home life [...]
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How Cooking Becomes My Therapy, Opening Me Up For Powerful Change
When the simmering tea kettle begins to whistle and shake in a movie, it’s a signal that tensions are rising in the scene. The metaphorical boiling point is reached between the characters and we’re taught [...]
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