New Beginnings: Challenge and Possibility
Although the days are getting shorter, this time of year is full of new beginnings. A new school year is underway and the new Jewish year is rapidly approaching. I’ve […]
Year End Article 5779
by Rabbi Gray Myrseth In one collection of midrash (rabbinic expansions on biblical verses), the rabbis ask: why was the Torah given in the wilderness? The question had never occured […]
Talmud and Transformation: Come Learn with Us
By Rabbi Gray Myrseth During the week of October 15th, Rabbi Dev and I had the honor and privilege of gathering in Chicago as members of the inaugural cohort of […]
Poems about Torah Portions in the book of Exodus
by Rabbi Gray Myrseth I’ve had a practice for almost a decade of writing poems inspired by the weekly Torah portion. My discipline comes and goes—there are years where I […]
Kehilla School Family Fun Day on the Farm
Due to staff transitions at Urban Adamah, they are not available to run a spring program for Kehilla School this year. But we still have an opportunity to farm together!! […]
Deep Dreams and Sacred Teachers
by Rabbi Gray Myrseth As I write this, we stand at the beginning of the Jewish month of Kislev. Etymologies of the month’s name vary, but the word Kislev seems […]
A Message from Kehilla School’s Director
by Rabbi Gray Myrseth This past Shabbat morning, I had the honor of addressing our community with a few words of Torah. I wanted to share a few excerpts from […]