by beyttikkun | Dec 12, 2024
“Reflect, Celebrate, and Connect: A Hybrid Chanukah Experience for Everyone” Chanukah is for everyone—and this year, it feels especially resonant. As we reflect on a year filled with liberation struggles, spiritual seeking, and challenges to justice and...
by beyttikkun | Dec 12, 2024
Shabbat Services and & Torah Study: Vayeshev Saturday, December 21st Emeryville, CA & Online 9:30am Shabbat service // 10:30am Torah study Register Here A peek into Torah study with us and the parsha this week We continue this week with the saga of Jacob and...
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...
by beyttikkun | Dec 2, 2022 | What We Think
Many of us find the notion of “commandments” oppressive and hierarchical. Yet we know that a community cannot be built on the principle of only doing what feels right at the moment––it requires a sense of responsibility to each other. Rabbi Michael Lerner and...