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It’s Not Goodbye, It’s See You Later!
In Jewish life, there many expressions of how we say goodbye. One tradition is a saying a specific prayer called the Haran Alakh when we finish learning a piece of text. Written in Aramaic, this prayer speaks of our commitment to eventually return to the text. In this way our goodbye is never final but […] Learn More ›
Bringing the Book of Ruth To Chi on Shavuot
Last night marked the beginning of Shavuot. Shavout is literally translated to weeks, as it falls 7 weeks after the holiday of Passover. Shavuot has a double significance. It marks the all-important wheat harvest in Israel (Exodus 34:22), and it commemorates the anniversary of the day when God gave the Torah to the nation of Israel […] Learn More ›
Living the Chi Way in History and Today
Today is Purim, the most joyous day of the Jewish calendar. People celebrate by dressing up in costume and hearing the story of Purim. While the story is full of suspense and drama, it is not the plot but the values that are written between the lines that make the story applicable and interesting to […] Learn More ›