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A man covers himself with a prayer shawl while praying near the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, January 2019. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
From ‘oy’ to joy: A call for positivity in Jewish engagement
A healthy Jewish communal body cannot thrive on a diet of tragedy alone. It cannot devolve into a skeleton devoid of marrow, based on external threats, and instead must celebrate the inner beauty of Jewish life.
Rabbi Benji Levy
May 7, 2019
Costume mask with crown at the top for Purim.
Esther’s way: Unmasking the ‘new anti-Semitism’ on campus
History, especially Jewish history, is known to repeat itself, so it comes as no surprise that the theme of the Purim story is the demonizing and delegitimization of the Jews of ancient Persia.
Rabbi Benji Levy
March 19, 2019
Israelis replant trees after arson attacks from the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2018. Credit: Kibbutz Erez.
Reclaiming service: Planting the seeds of Jewish values
By reframing service initiatives through the Jewish lens, we can give young Jews, who may be hoping to become part of something “bigger than themselves,” the greatest gift of all: a reminder that they already are.
Rabbi Benji Levy
Jan. 16, 2019