by Webmaster | Jan 25, 2017 | Identity
The final process of converting to Judaism is to meet with the beit din (a rabbinic “court” of three learned Jews, usually clergy, who meet with a candidate for conversion). During the beit din, the council asks questions of the person converting to assess his or...
by Webmaster | Jan 19, 2017 | Identity
For some people, fitting into the status quo is soothing, comforting, peaceful. Not for me. For me, seeking a life of truth, has brought me peace. Knowing truth exists is comforting, and experiencing virtues of truth has been soothing to my soul. Today I am a yeshiva...
by Webmaster | Jan 10, 2017 | Identity
How can Jews talk about race? How can Jews not talk about race? Race is part of all of our lives no matter the color of our skin or Jewish background. Throughout the country and the Jewish community, discussions about race, racism and how to navigate the legacies of...
by Webmaster | Jan 3, 2017 | Identity, Recipes
On December 1st, baker Brandie Itman moved her small home business into the kitchen of Beth El Synagogue adding a kosher option to the Minnesota landscape. Team Be’chol Lashon caught up with the busy mother of two to talk about cake, keeping kosher, and being an...
by Webmaster | Dec 19, 2016 | Holidays, Identity
As we approach our upcoming Festival of Lights, our stories about the Maccabees and our nation’s triumph over religious and political oppression. These stories fill us with anticipation for the holiday, but what lasting effect do they have on us once Hanukkah is over?...
by Intern | Dec 14, 2016 | Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
For many years, I worked in the most special place I could imagine. A radical Beit Midrash (house of study) in Jerusalem- Memizrach Shemesh, the Social Action Beit Midrash, inspired by the traditions of Jews from Arab lands. At Memizrach Shemesh, we used Jewish texts,...
