OCTOBER: LEARNING
This October, we embrace the theme of 'Learning'. Knowledge is a cornerstone of Judaism, and our tradition encourages us to constantly seek wisdom, ask questions, and never stop learning.
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Podcast: /Identity/ Crisis Podcast: A Jew Walks Into a Bar
Podcast: Sixth and I LIVE with Rainn Wilson: SOUL BOOM, Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
Follow: Follow @jewishunpacked on instagram!
Follow: “Jewish Wisdom for this moment” from Modern Ritual
Read: Washington Post: ‘To be Jewish is to ask questions’
Read: CNN news package: For the 'whole truth,' ask 'Jew in a Box'
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Blessing: Torah
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְווֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לַעֲסוֹק בְּדִבְרֵי תּוֹרָה.
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech Ha'Olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu la'asok b'divrei Torah.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to engage in the study of Torah.
"Learning Torah is not how we get into Paradise, learning Torah is Paradise!!!"
- Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
"Learning Torah is not Paradise but paradox."
-Rav Soloveitchik