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The Inheritance of Peace? The Story of Jerusalem - Learn More With Jehon Grist, Ph.D.

The Inheritance of Peace? The Story of Jerusalem – Learn More With Jehon Grist, Ph.D.

May 12, 2021 / Jaimie Baxter
Jerusalem has been attacked/ besieged and/or overrun dozens of times in its 4000-year history. Join us as we explore more with Jehon Grist, Ph.D. ...
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The Dead Sea Scrolls and Their World - Fascinating Upcoming Course With Jehon Grist, Ph.D.

The Dead Sea Scrolls and Their World – Fascinating Upcoming Course With Jehon Grist, Ph.D.

May 4, 2021 / Jaimie Baxter

Integrating text analysis, archaeology, and the technological tools of the 21st century, we’ll explore the meaning of the Scrolls ...
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Poetry and Jewish Lineage

Poetry and Jewish Lineage

April 14, 2021 / Jaimie Baxter
As we read or write them, poems can let us access kinds of knowledge other than what we get from internet searches: in the images and rhythms we might talk to the dead, or listen for their echoes. In recent years, more and more books have come out by Jewish poets writing in English who are working at similar projects. My hunch is that many of us have come to understand that, with Hillel, we have to begin our engagement with our moment in history by being each of us "for myself." I believe reaching for who, and where, we come from is foundational for to being for ourselves, and thus for others ...
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Yemima Live Snippet (Video)

Yemima Live Snippet (Video)

April 8, 2021 / Jaimie Baxter

On Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah), Naama Sadan, HaMaqom Jewish Spiritual Practice Educator, reflects on why the Yemima method ...
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Today is Trans Day of Visibility #TDOV - A Message from Rabbi Micah Buck-Yael, Social Justice Educator

Today is Trans Day of Visibility #TDOV – A Message from Rabbi Micah Buck-Yael, Social Justice Educator

March 31, 2021 / Jaimie Baxter
"Joyful visibility makes a concrete difference for many of us and for transgender youth growing up today... For those of us who are able to safely be publicly visible as trans, this day is an opportunity to build a safer and more affirming world for the next generations." ...
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Community Cafe: Passover Themed Storytelling Event

Community Cafe: Passover Themed Storytelling Event

March 25, 2021 / Jaimie Baxter
Telling stories is one of the most powerful means that we have to connect with and inspire each other. Especially ...
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A Writers Voice: The Art of Personal Narrative - Upcoming Writing Workshop  (Video)

A Writers Voice: The Art of Personal Narrative – Upcoming Writing Workshop (Video)

January 27, 2021 / Jaimie Baxter
Explore the craft of personal narrative through writing exercises focused on developing an authentic voice & practicing narrative strategies with Carl Nagin, professional writer, journalist, and Harvard professor ...
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Exploring the Binaries of Jewish Life

Exploring the Binaries of Jewish Life

January 15, 2021 / Jaimie Baxter
I’m curious about the boxes we put ourselves in as Jews. Reform, Orthodox, “Half-Jewish,” “Not religious.” ...
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Deepening Your Rest and Renewal - Jewish Spiritual Practices w/Marilyn Paul, Ph.D.

Deepening Your Rest and Renewal – Jewish Spiritual Practices w/Marilyn Paul, Ph.D.

January 14, 2021 / Jaimie Baxter
When I tell new friends and colleagues that I take a day off each week. the most common response I receive is, “That’s great, I would love to do that too. But, it’s impossible, I just have too much to do. What I really need is an eight-day work week, then I could get everything done. But a six-day week? I don’t know how you do it ...
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Why Learn Prayerbook Hebrew? (Video)

Why Learn Prayerbook Hebrew? (Video)

January 12, 2021 / Jaimie Baxter
When you take control of reading and understanding the text yourself, you open the door to the very foundation of Jewish identity as well as one of the treasures of modern Western literature and faith ...
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