Torah
Shiurim
We regularly host shiurim from rabbis and community leaders. Here are source sheets and/or recordings from recent sessions.
“Like All the Other Nations: Jewish Desires for (and against) Kings and Sovereignty” with Rosh Yeshiva Binya Kóatz - recording; source sheet - October 15, 2024
“Love, Rebuke, and Accountability: What Does it Mean to Have to Love Other Jews?” with Rabbi Aryeh Bernstein (source sheet) - March 26, 2024
Divrei Torah
Community members contribute divrei torah from a progressive lens. If you would like your d’var torah featured on our website, email us at [email protected]. Some recent divrei torah include:
On Parashat Vayera by Jonathan Taubes
On Parashat Lech Lecha by Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson
“God’s Evolution from Genocide to Justice” by R. William Friedman, Noach 5785
“Your Blood Screams Out To Me”: The Undoing of God’s Creation by the Halachic Left Torah Team, Bereshit 5785
The Tears of a Mother by Akiva Lichtenberg, Rosh Hashanah 5785
Loving Peace and Pursuing Peace: Be Students of Miriam and Aaron, Drash Chukat, July 2024
Resources
Yom Kippur Yizkor Supplement: Obituaries, prayers, and tehillim honoring the thousands of Palestinians who have been killed in 5784.
For These Things I Weep / על אלה אני בוכיה: A Nine Days and Tisha B’Av reader in collaboration with All That’s Left. Please distribute far and wide.
Beneath the Mountain / למרגלית ההר: A Shavuot reader in collaboration with HaSmol HaEmuni, All That’s Left, and B’nei Avraham (Shavuot 5784 / 2024). English volume, Hebrew volume (note: the English and Hebrew volumes are not translations of one another but are companions that contain separate contributions.) (also note: contains shemos! Please handle with care if printed)
השתא הכא (Hashata Hakha / This Year We Are Here): A justice-oriented Haggadah reader with contributions from members of Halachic Left, All That’s Left, and HaSmol HaEmuni (Pesach 5784 / 2024)