Published on April 22nd, 2020 | by Jacob Sapon
We are excited to announce that Organic Torah has joined ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal. This is a major step in the growth of Organic Torah, expanding our capacities and connecting us to a wonderful team... Read More →
Published on April 6th, 2020 | by Jacob Sapon
We thought that “going viral” was a metaphor. Something that happens to memes or YouTube videos. Living in our safe, manufactured culture of entertainment and consumer products, we forgot that the term “going viral” came from... Read More →
Published on February 10th, 2020 | by Jacob Sapon
On this week of Tu B’Shvat we see that the world of the forest can teach us something about our society. I remember ecologist Tom Wessels, on one of his “reading the forest” walks, pointing out... Read More →
Published on December 23rd, 2019 | by Jacob Sapon
Don’t let anyone tell you Hanukkah is a “minor holiday.” I know, it’s been given a bump because it’s close to Christmas, and it is a Rabbinic holiday, meaning it doesn’t have some of the strictures... Read More →
Published on December 17th, 2019 | by Jacob Sapon
Dear Organic Torah community, We wanted to pass along this message from our friend and colleague Rabbi Arthur Waskow at the Shalom Center about the new Earth-Based Judaism track at ALEPH. — Dear friends, One of... Read More →
Published on December 3rd, 2019 | by Jacob Sapon
The other day there was a blackout in our neighborhood. Not a long or serious one. Our block was dark for only about an hour because of some mechanical problem. But for that hour, something interesting... Read More →
Published on September 12th, 2019 | by Jacob Sapon
According to Hasidic traditions, the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, from the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, worked in a deeper way than we usually think about it. It’s... Read More →