OK, We Left Egypt. Now What?
Passover’s over. Egypt is behind us. That first glimpse of liberation is exhilarating. You’re free! At least that’s the story…
Hot Off the Shtender
Roll Up Your Sleeves, Get Out the Flour, The Seder is Starting!
by Benay Lappe
It all started when I bought a toy flour mill for my two-year-old daughter Molly a few weeks before Passover.…
Speaking Our Vision For Liberation
With gratitude to Beyn Kodesh l’Chol “Learning for Liberation” Bet Midrash for deepening my understanding of this text. As Passover…
I Don’t Know What Comes Next
by Benay Lappe
My chevruta Eddie once told me a story that I’ll never forget. It’s a story his father told him. And,…
The Rabbis Have Our Backs
This week, as we all navigate a constantly shifting landscape of change, uncertainty, and global pandemic, SVARA began convening a…
The Meta-Miracle of Chanukah
Chanukah is filled with miracles—long-lasting surprise pockets of oil, an unexpected military victory, the legacy of zealous resistance in the…
Radical Presence & the Practice of Rebuke
by Benay Lappe
The Jewish new year season tends to have one “star of the show”—teshuva, the practice of recognizing whom we’ve harmed…