COVID-19 – Rereading Torah Towards Liberation

(#36) Joseph in Prison

This stage takes the biblical Joseph into prison, and with his story in mind, we consider the conditions of youth in detention during this pandemic. Just received this from Southern Poverty Law Center and so include it FYI.

Then and Now

Today is one for exploring where balance may need tipping: Does the balance some of us enjoy come at the expense of others?

The Same Boat?

Today in “Rethinking Exodus,” we explore images from Lead Belly to Bob Marley — in relation to disparities in resources and responses to the Rona/COVID-19.

Vayikra, The Rona/COVID-19, and Mutual Aid

We can learn several important things about this time of coronavirus pandemic, and related upheaval, from the start of this week’s Torah portion (Vayikra, Leviticus 1:1-5:6). Honoring Prior Collective Work The Book of Exodus closes with completion of the mobile worship center, the “Tabernacle,” constructed by the People in the wilderness. This construction takes placeContinue reading “Vayikra, The Rona/COVID-19, and Mutual Aid”