by beyttikkun | Dec 12, 2024 | Judaism, Uncategorized
Shabbat Shalom. Last week, Jacob had to flee from his childhood home because he stole the birthright from his brother Esau. He went to Haran and met his uncle Laban. He asked to marry Rachel (Laban’s younger daughter) and Laban agreed. But when it came time to marry...
by beyttikkun | Dec 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
We’re reaching out to share an important and heartfelt conversation I recently had on The Marc Steiner Show. In this episode, I explore a question that weighs heavily on so many of us: How can we navigate the future of Jewish identity in the face of Israel’s actions...
by beyttikkun | Aug 28, 2024 | Special Events
Join Us for a Spiritually Rich and Politically Relevant High Holy Days Celebration We will meet in person at Montclair Presbyterian Church, 5701 Thornhill Dr, Oakland, CA 94611 and on Zoom Led by Rabbi Cat Zavis (member of Rabbis for Ceasefire & JVP Rabbinic...
by beyttikkun | Aug 4, 2023 | What We Think
Deborah Koff-Chapin | Center for Touch Drawing 1. YHVH is Your God YHVH is the transformative power of the universe that brought you out of the narrow consciousness of slavery and constriction. All life is a manifestation of the Divine. Transformative liberation is...
by beyttikkun | Dec 2, 2022 | Judaism, What We Think
Shabbat (the Sabbath) is not simply about going to synagogue. It is a 25-hour spiritual, meditative, psychological, and intellectual process which involves a withdrawal from the normal consciousness of domination and control over time and space. On Shabbat, we enter...