Jewish education today finds itself continually adjusting to just how much the world of our students has changed in the past forty years; Jewishness” is continually being reinvented in dozens of traditional and new ways.This blog discusses Jewish education in the new world, and how we can face the challenge of having to adapt.
Depression, self harm, substance abuse, and suicidal thoughts are most common in the LGBTQ community — especially for those who come from a religious background. This week’s Living Jewishly episode discusses mental health issues and their experiences growing up queer and Jewish.
Depression, self harm, substance abuse, and suicidal thoughts are most common in the LGBTQ community — especially for those who come from a religious background. This week’s Living Jewishly episode discusses mental health issues and their experiences growing up queer and Jewish.
Tammuz is one of the most difficult months in the Jewish calendar which contains many of the darkest events in our history. To guide us into the month of Tammuz, Jenna Zadaka of Breath and Soul Yoga leads us in a yoga flow from Jerusalem. The heated heart of the holy land.
In our culture, we are repeatedly given two paradoxical/contradictory messages: Be Yourself & Be Better. So how do we navigate between self-acceptance and the goal of transforming into the best version of ourselves?
Is immigration a basic human right? Or is it a privilege? This episode of Living Jewishly is an instalment of What Would You Do?, a podcast about ethics. In this episode, we explore the borderlines making up the ethics of immigration.