#midrasha

[torais-life]

"It is a mitzvah both to say what will be heard and not to say what will not be heard"

-Morá Carolina Dabah (Machon Ora Midrashet)

[willowchild]

I literally saw someone I know on an ad on Tumblr. Like we went 2 school together and I sat next 2 her and all that. Like girl what r you doing here... It was an ad for a religious institution for girls which I guess she went to after school

[mybeingthere]

Palestinian Embroidery by Shulamit Covo.

Shulamit lives and works in Tel Aviv. She is a graduate of the Avni School of Art (1974) and the Midrasha College of Art (1978).

Shulamit thinks of languages and their relationship with the environment. She works with beads and is interested in cultural issues focusing on excluded sources in developing countries and Palestine.

https://shulamitcovo.com/...

[praegerdesign]

Eva Avidar (b. 1960 Transylvania, Rumania) is a sculptor who has an affinity to working with clay. In the 1980’s she completed her first degree in the Ceramic Department of Bezalel and in the 90’s was awarded the prestigious Chlore foundation scholarship to study at the Royal College in London. Since 1989 she has taught at Bezalel, the Midrasha Beit Berl, and for many years at the Emunah College in Jerusalem. She has won many prizes and scholarships including a residency at The Clay Studio, Philadelphia in 2006.

Since 1990 Avidar has exhibited in solo exhibitions in public and private museums and galleries, including the Herzlia Museum, Beit Cahana, Gallery at Kibbutz Nachshon, Shay Arye Gallery, BY5 in Tel Aviv as well as in group exhibitions in Israel and in Europe. In 2019 after a break of 10 years, Eva Avidar returned to creating. She joined the teaching staff at the Benyamini Center and is now invited to present her solo show

[tzoor]

5 years ago I created this art piece as a second year student at Beit Berl college. I called it "snail desired to freedom looks at his baloonies friends". Original idea, art concept and art work: @tzoor1eitam לפני חמש שנים יצרתי את העבודה הזו, כסטודנט שנה ב' במדרשה לאומנות, במכללת בית ברל. אני קורא לה "חלזון כמהה לחופש המתבונן בחבריו המתרחקים". יציר מקורית וביצוע אָמַנוּתִי: צור עיטם עמיחי #beitberlcollege #beitberl #midrasha #facultyofarts #facultyofvisualarts #collegelife #artcollege #snailmail #snail #baloons🎈 #baloon #balloons #balloonfetish #flying #freedom #freefromdesire #desiringgod #godisawoman #godislove #artoninstagram #academicart #artishardwork #artandcraft #5years #2013 #artbasel2013 #college2013 #student #studentmentor (at Herzliya, Israel) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsZF2jUHUXu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=94rraav9u5qv

[okapikissa]

Displays at the Old Arab Market, Aqbat e-Taqiya (Ma'alot ha-Midrasha) Street, Jerusalem, Israel.

@okapikissa

[wenevergotusedtoegypt]

Do you have relatives/acquaintances that are antivax that send you conspiracy theories about it? I joined an online midrasha and keep getting sent these weird links on how covid was planted by the government. It keeps making me paranoid so I left the group.

My only anti-(covid specifically)-vax relative is my dad and thankfully he's not quite that far off the deep end yet. I'm not 100% sure what is reasons for not wanting the vaccine (or rather the booster at this point, he did grudgingly get an initial J&J vaccine to be able to visit us) because it's not a topic I go out of my way to discuss with him, but he seems to be more of the "this is such a ~new~ technology maybe it will kill us all and we just don't know yet, and covid itself isn't that bad and can be cured with ivermectin" bent than the "government made covid on purpose and Bill Gates is implanting microchips and mini octopuses in our bodies with the vaccines" set. If he did go that far though, he would know better than to send me any of that stuff if he wanted to maintain a relationship.

I've also been loud enough about the fact that I'm happily vaccinated and thank Hashem that the vaccines exist that if I have any acquaintances who are that far off the deep end, they probably think I'm a total lost cause not worth reaching out to about the “truth.”

[torais-life]

Parashat Behar Bejukotay: Las Bendiciones de Dios. Rab. Natan Menashe en YouTube

[imagineaworlds]

I think that what bothers people about the red sea diving resort is not that it's fake, but that they just showed the good, like yeah they flew those refugees out. But then they've completely been ignored and to this day Ethiopian Israeli people aren't accepted in Israeli society the way they should. Hence the propaganda comment

I agree. There is a ridiculous amount of racism against Ethiopian Jews in Israel. Even my friends at the midrasha I lived in, who are not racist as far as I’m aware, said, “The n*****s are here,” when some teenage Ethiopian Jews came to stay in the hotel. But after doing research about the director and finding out that he himself is an Israeli Jew, I think that he really wanted this movie to show that Jews of all backgrounds can coexist. One of my favorite parts of the movie is when Ari is telling the story of Sheba to his daughter. At the end he says, “That’s why we have family there.” He said family. Not, “That’s why there are other Jews there.” Family.

So, yes, it could be argued that Red Sea Diving Resort is “propaganda” to show that Ethiopian Jews are just as worthy of a good life in Israel as anyone else. But I REALLY REALLY REALLY hate people calling it propoganda. Please find a better word. Propaganda has a very negotive connotation.

Also, I do agree that it was kind of odd that they didn’t show any of the bad. What a lot of people don’t realize is that because of the racism in Israel, many of the Ethiopian Jews in Israel are left displaced. Once they arrive in Israel, they can’t find homes (because no one wants to sell to them), they can’t get good jobs, and they are many times violently attacked. One of my favorite Israeli movies is about an Ethopian Jew and his struggles that he faces in Israel.

So overall, what I’m trying to say is, is that this movie is mostly trying to show everyone that Ethopian Jews are no different than any other Jew or immigrant looking for a better life.

I hope this makes some sense.....

~alie

Edit: another good point to make here is that, like America, there are racists and radicals— but not everyone is like that. There are so many people here in America who would gladly welcome immigrants with open arms— myself included. So the same can be said for Israel. Not everyone is racist, not everyone hates the Ethopian Jews. There are people like Ari who want the best for them and help them. And I think that’s what the director really wanted to keep the focus on.

[jewishdragon]

The first time i watched Dogma was at Midrasha, which is sunday school but jewish (obviously we wouldnt have it on our sabbath so we still have it the weekly religious school stuff on sunday)

I think @risingrosette was in that class with me??? 

[mybeingthere]

Palestinian Embroidery by Shulamit Covo.

Shulamit lives and works in Tel Aviv. She is a graduate of the Avni School of Art (1974) and the Midrasha College of Art (1978).Shulamit thinks of languages and their relationship with the environment. She works with beads and is interested in cultural issues focusing on excluded sources in developing countries and Palestine.

https://shulamitcovo.com/...

[nicejewishgay]

Ruwu i talked about my crush in one of those surveys several months back and guess who is dating now ! The girl from my midrasha who I've had a crush on since september likes me back!

oh thats neat im so happy for u !!! :DDD congrats angel !!! 

[murdershegoat]

Pioneers of Justice

It’s not often I remember the moments that change my life.

Back when I was in Midrasha, I found myself studying alone in the Beit Midrash. It was early in the year, and I was barely through my goal of learning my way through Ketuvim, the last section of Tanach. I flipped between my Artscroll Tanach and my JPS copy, a third book of commentary sitting in between. I highlighted and took notes and tried to make sense of the wisdom Shlomo HaMelech had imparted within the Book of Mishlei. I remember the one line that stood out among the others, the one that made all the sense in the world.

“Acting in charity and justice is more favourable to Hashem than sacrifice.” (Mishlei 21:3)

This sentiment is repeated a few times throughout Tanach, most famously in Yishayahu, and will be touched upon later in this publication. But it was this line in Mishlei that reminded me of a truth I had so often overlooked.

In the opening pasuk of Parshat Kedoshim, we are commanded to be holy because Hashem is holy, which seems to be a bit of a big ask; how does one achieve holiness comparable to God’s? Luckily, the Parsha then goes on to detail several other mitzvot that Hashem demands of us, a sort of ‘how to guide’ on achieving this elusive holiness. One might expect the mitzvot that lead us to holiness to be prayer, or sacrifice, or something that connects us directly to God. However, the mitzvot that are given to us in Parshat Kedoshim — the mitzvot that have the potential to make us into holy beings — are laws regarding many types of Tzedaka, honesty in business, honouring one’s parents, equality before the law, and the sacredness of life. The mitzvot that bring us closer to God are, in fact, the mitzvot that bring us closer to the people around us. Parshat Kedoshim also includes what Rabbi Akiva famously branded as the epitome of our religion: love your fellow as yourself.

We tend to lose ourselves in the intricacies of mitzvot, the complicated and sometimes convoluted wording of Gemara and its commentaries. When we immerse ourselves in the details of the laws, we can often forget the real people they affect, forget the simplicity of kindness that we take for granted.

We are living in a world where each day brings news of more turmoil, whether political nastiness or environmental disaster or social unrest. People around the world face discrimination and hatred, and the responsibility to fight these injustices falls on all of our shoulders, even if they do not directly affect us. In fact, Jews have a long history of fighting injustice. Abraham Joshua Heschel marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. Jewish South Africans were integral in fighting against apartheid throughout the twentieth century. Israel’s humanitarian aid is world-renowned. Our history is filled with people answering the famous words from the Book of Devarim: ‘Tzedek tzedek tirdof’, ‘justice, justice you shall pursue.’

We are the next figures of our history, the ones ready to stand up for what needs to be fought for, make our world a better place, and be pioneers of justice. And in doing so, we can indeed be holy.

[thejewishlink]

Viral video star is an Orthodox education pioneer

Viral video star is an Orthodox education pioneer

Viral video star is an Orthodox education pioneer Meet Rabbi Menachem Bombach, 41, the founder of Torah Academy-Midrasha Chasidit, a new yeshivah system in Israel focused on reducing poverty in the haredi community through education. By Elizabeth Kratz

              (JNS) Did you see a viral video last month on Yom Hazikaron of a yeshivah teacher leading an inspirational discussion about modern…

[babylapin]

@jewishdragon HELL YEAHHHH

[torais-life]

Parashat Tazria Metzora: Somos víctimas de nuestra boca- Pureza e Impureza- Rab Natan Menashe en YouTube