Text Study: Levi bar Sisi on the Bima
This text study focuses on a story from the Palestinian Talmud, Yevamot 12:7 13a, about the promotion of Levi bar Sisi to be the leader of a Jewish […]
Text Study: A Taste of the World to Come
This text study focuses on an excerpt from Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s book “The Sabbath,” in which he quotes the Sages, who said that Shabbat is “a taste […]
Text Study: Rebecca Busy at the Well
This text study focuses on Genesis 24:16-20, which describes Rebecca’s industriousness at the well. The questions provided are intended for RE-IMAGINE coordinators to reflect on their work with […]
Text Study: Devarim 13, Believing that Change Is Possible
This text study focuses on the story of the 12 spies who are sent to scout out the land of Israel (Numbers 13) and who bring back pessimistic […]
Text Study: Rabbi Hiyya and Rabbi Hanina Part 2
This text study focuses on Talmud Bava Metzia 85b, which records a disagreement between two rabbis about how to make sure Torah is taught to future generations. The […]
Text Study of Yitro: Re-Imagining Leadership
This text study focuses on the advice Yitro gives his son-in-law Moses about sharing the burden of adjudicating cases for the people (Exodus 18:13-22). The study questions encourage […]