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More commandments in this Torah portion than any other. So this will be like a dvar on a dvar. How do we make these commandments work in daily life? Two ways: taking the past and make yourself an extension of it. Saying to yourself, “this is the way it was back then, and so this [...]
PunkTorah is proud to announce the fund-raising launch for OneShul.org, the world’s first web-based, community run synagogue. OneShul was inspired by group of PunkTorah volunteers who began meeting online to daven with one another, using PunkTorah’s recently released Indie Yeshiva Pocket Siddur (available online and through ModernTribe.com). With the popularity of this “DIY Prayer Service” [...]
Hey y’all! Have you seen our new Online Event Calendar? It has all of the dates and times for upcoming services and classes. We have a lot of great things planned for the near future, like interactive classes, groundbreaking online services, and some live streaming surprises, so check it out regularly! You can also subscribe [...]
What does community look like in the 21st Century? Can you have a Jewish community online? We say yes. Tell us if you agree. Or if you don’t! Share this:
PunkTorah will be holding an interactive online Lamentation. Together we will mourn and lament. Right here! At 9:15 PM Central. Participate in the “build-a-lamentation” where we will work together to create a work to be featured on PunkTorah.org! Tonight starts the fast of Tisha B’Av, the ninth of Av. What does that mean? There are [...]
Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 It’s hard enough imagining a time without the internet, let alone books. But that’s what it’s like to be an ancient Hebrew. Moses keeps repeating these same stories about the People over and over again, not because he’s lecturing or thinks that the Hebrews are too stupid to remember, but because there isn’t [...]
I’ve neglected going to services lately because I am really not comfortable there. We go in, we pick up a siddur, we sit down, and invariably our daughter either wakes up or jumps down and starts running around. All the old bubbies start to murmur and give us dirty looks and then my wife has [...]
We held our first afternoon prayer service today and it was awesome. Interacting with everyone was great! We would love for everyone to come and participate. ALL ARE WELCOME! They will be held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at around 2PM Eastern time. To watch, go here or here! We look forward to seeing you all [...]
