Day 3
Day 3 | Embrace Who We Are April | Iyar Who Has Given Us the Torah As we conclude this chapter of our gratitude journey, we examine our gift of Torah, how we might be more present as we study its wisdom, and strategies to be more tapped into our gratitude. What is the gift […]
Day 2
Day 2 | Embrace Who We Are April | Iyar Who Crowns Israel with Glory Glory is a difficult word to define. What does it mean to feel glorious? Today, we discover how our identities, heritage, and even our garments can evoke glory, and inspire our gratitude. What is glorious in our world? How do […]
Day 1
Day 1 | Embrace Who We Are April | Iyar Who Girds Israel with Strength Our gratitude journey begins by examining our strengths as a nation and a global community, lifting up under-celebrated people who shoulder the burden of caring for others and moving them to change. What is the strength that Israel has? What […]
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April | Iyar, 11-13 April, 2021, Yom Ha’Atzmaut Embrace Who We Are Celebrate our people’s strength for the betterment of all This month, we celebrate Israel’s independence on Yom Ha’Atzmaut, and reflect on what it means to be a “light unto the nations” as both a nation and a global Jewish people. How can we […]
What is Torah for Me?
Day 3 | Embrace Who We Are April | Iyar Perfect for Kids What is Torah for Me? What is Torah? Do you define it as a text? A teaching? A body of knowledge? Is it a way of life? A culture? A set of rules? A history? A story? A narrative? The word is […]
Songs of Appreciation of Torah
Day 3 | Embrace Who We Are April | Iyar Perfect for Kids Songs of Appreciation of Torah Throughout Jewish history, poets and composers have written songs of thanksgiving and gratitude to G-d for the gift of Torah. Some of these songs (from the genre of piyut) have been incorporated into the customs of certain […]
Activity 2
Day 3 | EmbraceWho We Are April | Iyar Studying Torah in a State of Flow In this source sheet from our partners at Pardes, we explore our experience of Torah and finding our state of flow as we study. You can study this on your own or with a havruta (study partner). We invite […]
Black Letters and White Space: A Meditation on the Role of Torah in My Life
Day 3 | Embrace Who We Are April | Iyar Perfect for Kids Black Letters and White Space: A Meditation on the Role of Torah in My Life A Torah scroll is written with black ink on white parchment. As in many realms of life, we tend to focus on what we see (the black […]
Activity 4
Day 2 | EmbraceWho We Are April | Iyar Our Glorious (and Delicious) Gifts What does it mean to be “crowned” with glory? In this video produced by The iCenter, we explore two examples of glorious gifts: singer Ester Rada’s story of how she came to celebrate the totality of her identity, and the incredible […]
Activity 3
Day 2 | EmbraceWho We Are April | Iyar Israel as a Global Citizen: A Journey through Israel’s Past and Future How has the country of Israel been called upon to be a model society within its own borders and on the world stage? Along with our partner OLAM, we invite you to take a […]
