Text Study: Preparing to Listen and to Hear
This text study focuses on the Shema and includes commentary by Elie Wiesel and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel of Apt. The questions are intended for educators, but may […]
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 […]
Text Study: Community Decision-Making
This handout is a text study of Talmud Bava Metzia 59b, the story of Akhnai’s oven. The discussion questions provided encourage participants to reflect on how decisions should […]