West Bloomfield, MI

Poems inspired from the Book of Ruth

8pm (eastern) | 7pm (central) | 6pm (mountain) | 5pm (pacific)

Join me to learn more about the Book of Ruth through poetry

Plymouth, MA

Ruth-lessly Kind- How Ruth's love and loyalty connects to the Messiah-idea in Judaism

8pm (eastern) | 7pm (central) | 6pm (mountain) | 5pm (pacific)

The story of Ruth, read on Shavuot, highlights hesed (loving-kindness), linking Ruth to her great-grandson King David and the enduring hopes and dreams of the Jewish people. But what does Judaism teach about redemption, the future, and the hope for a better world? How have Jewish thinkers understood the role of a messiah, an age of peace, and the moral responsibilities of humanity? What do our classical texts teach, how have these ideas evolved over time, and how do they continue to shape Jewish thought today? Join us as we explore Jewish teachings about redemption, hope, and the future.

Cranston, RI

"Who Are You?": Reading Ruth as a critique of legal status.

8pm (eastern) | 7pm (central) | 6pm (mountain) | 5pm (pacific)

The Book of Ruth is dense with references to other biblical texts and can be read as a literary commentary on biblical law. We will explore how the story contains a critique of blind obedience to the law and offers an alternate vision of looking past the letter of the law to find its deeper meaning.

Jersey City, NJ

Navigating the Mixed Multitudes In Our Families

8pm (eastern) | 7pm (central) | 6pm (mountain) | 5pm (pacific)

One Rabbi’s journey of creating and embracing new family with the addition of three new daughters-in-law from very different family backgrounds: the very Orthodox; the non-Jewish; and The Lesbians. What can the Reform tradition teach us about navigating complexities unique to our time? How do we all live and love in one family with the blessings and the challenges? 

Palm Beach Gardens. FL

Mirror, Mirror: Reading Ourselves in Rabbinic Stories

9pm (eastern) | 8pm (central) | 7pm (mountain) | 6pm (pacific)

On a night when we stay awake to receive the Torah anew, we turn to the stories of the rabbis— and discover that they were not so different from us. Through a handful of Talmudic tales, we will meet characters wrestling with reputation, rivalry, reversal of fortunes, and the meaning of life. We will ask what these stories reveal about the lives behind them, and what they might just reveal about our own.

Bay City, MI

Quintessential Torah - Searching for the Elements

9pm (eastern) | 8pm (central) | 7pm (mountain) | 6pm (pacific)

Jewish lore draws upon nature for setting and metaphor - let us endeavor to find Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water in their original Source

Chester, CT

Miriam: More Than Timbrels

9pm (eastern) | 8pm (central) | 7pm (mountain) | 6pm (pacific)

Why was Miriam known as a Prophetess? What special duties were ascribed to her by the rabbis of the Midrash? Together, we’ll study the foundational Torah texts as well as some of the most fascinating Midrashim about her. Let’s honor this important woman by celebrating her role in our people’s story!

Clearwater, FL

Ice Cream on Shavuot:
The sweet sense of the Shechina

9pm (eastern) | 8pm (central) | 7pm (mountain) | 6pm (pacific)

Dish up your favorite frozen (dairy) sweet treat as we discuss how on Shavuot we use the energy of creation and our own physical action to draw close to the Divine Presence 

Newburgh, NY

Torah through Emma Lazarus' Lens on 250 Years of American Independence

10pm (eastern) | 9pm (central) | 8pm (mountain) | 7pm (pacific)

Emma Lazarus transformed American Jewry's relationship with immigrants and social justice, penning powerful poems which gave new voice to America at 100 years.  Now, at 250 years, we look again through her amazing lens!

Tulsa, OK

Sacred Texts & Unclean Hands

10pm (eastern) | 9pm (central) | 8pm (mountain) | 7pm (pacific)

This class explores rabbinic debates about which books belong in the Tanakh. Using Tractate Megillah, we’ll examine how the idea of texts that “defile the hands” signaled sacred status, and what criteria shaped the boundaries of the Hebrew canon.

Lake Tahoe, CA

Sinai:  Where, When, & What

10pm (eastern) | 9pm (central) | 8pm (mountain) | 7pm (pacific)

Join Rabbi Yakar to discuss, explore, and study.  We'll look at texts from our tradition about the place we call Sinai, we'll discuss what we imagine when we think of Sinai, and we'll wrestle with the meaning of revelation.  

Danville, CA

Finding Faith, Making Meaning

11pm (eastern) | 10pm (central) | 9pm (mountain) | 8pm (pacific)

Description: From the darkest depths of the Warsaw Ghetto, the teachings of Hasidic Rebbe Kalonymus Kalmish Shapira presented a view that was anything but simple pietism. Instead, he advanced the idea that God experiences pain and suffers. That when we cry, God cries. That, most profoundly, not only does God suffer with us, God looks to the people Israel to lighten God’s suffering.

Lake Tahoe, CA

Jewish Spirituality 101: What is Mussar?

11pm (eastern) | 10pm (central) | 9pm (mountain) | 8pm (pacific)

Mussar is so hot right now. But what is it? Spend an hour on an introduction to this popular spiritual approach to Jewish ethics and daily living. Walk away from this session with some basic vocabulary, a better understanding of how to think about Mussar, and tools to experiment with in your daily life.

Champaign, IL

What's So Funny About Torah?

11pm (eastern) | 10pm (central) | 9pm (mountain) | 8pm (pacific)

While our Jewish texts serve as important guidebooks to our people's history and traditions, they are not without a sense of humor.  Join inveterate, unapologetic punster Rabbi Alan Cook for a look at some of his Torah puns and an exploration of how our Jewish tradition uses humor teach and to guide us.

Las Vegas, NA

The Impact of Torah on the American Legal System

11pm (eastern) | 10pm (central) | 9pm (mountain) | 8pm (pacific)

Through a Rabbi-lawyer's lens, we will look at some similarities (and differences) between ancient Jewish law and our modern American legal system, including how laws develop over time.

Topeka, KS

The Mountain Over Our Heads: A Talmudic Argument You Cannot Walk Away From

12am (eastern) | 11pm (central) | 10pm (mountain) | 9pm (pacific)

A one-hour Talmud lesson on Shabbat 88a, a text that confronts the comfortable American Jewish assumption that Jewish identity is purely elective, and asks what it means to reaccept Torah in a post-October 7 world.

Tyler, TX

Sacred Soundtracks: Hebrew Songs and Their Biblical Roots

12am (eastern) | 11pm (central) | 10pm (mountain) | 9pm (pacific)

In this session, we’ll explore three Hebrew songs alongside the biblical texts and themes that inspired them, uncovering how modern Israeli and Jewish music continues the conversation begun in Tanakh. Through lyrics, text study, and discussion, we’ll discover how ancient words find new life in contemporary melody. 

King of Prussia, PA

Lessons learned from an Unnamed Gamechanger in the Bible

1am (eastern) | 12am (central) | 11pm (mountain) | 10pm (pacific)

Be a part of our "Scavenger Hunt" through the texts, and meet this Unnamed Gamechanger of Biblical proportions.We'll discover the simple secret to how ANYONE can change the entire course of world history - singlehandedly, anonymously, perhaps even unwittingly...and we'll also learn just how much (or just how little) effort it takes to be that "anyone."  No pressure.

San Ramon, CA

Turn, Turn, Turn It Again: Same Texts, Very Different Perspectives

1am (eastern) | 12am (central) | 11pm (mountain) | 10pm (pacific)

Join us for an exploration of how the same texts can yield radically different meanings depending on perspective, context, and interpretation.

Northampton, MA

Out Beyond the Field of Right and Wrong

1am (eastern) | 12am (central) | 11pm (mountain) | 10pm (pacific)

We will explore Israeli & Palestinian poetry of visions to end the violence

Reno, NV

Images of Red, White, and Blue: American Jewish History in Pictures

2am (eastern) | 1am (central) | 12am (mountain) | 11pm (pacific)

A visual text study of American Jewish History. We will trace the path of American Judaism through some iconic (and some ironic) photographs.

Redondo Beach, CA

When I Stood At Sinai

2am (eastern) | 1am (central) | 12am (mountain) | 11pm (pacific)

A study of the full sense experience at Sinai, followed by a creative writing exercise to capture what we saw, heard, and felt at Mount Sinai.

Atlanta, GA

Highlights in the Book of Ruth

8am  (eastern) | 7am  (central) | 6am  (mountain) | 5am  (pacific)

Join the early morning study of the Biblical book of Ruth to tease out why this beautiful story might be linked to the festival of Shavuot.

Kalamazoo, MI

Open Judaism: On Torah

8am  (eastern) | 7am  (central) | 6am  (mountain) | 5am  (pacific)

Join for a discussion about Open Judaism and belief in the Torah. Whether you are a believer, an atheist or an agnostic - there is a place for YOU in Judaism.