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The Jewish tradition has always had a dual understanding of Torah - there is the written Torah and there is the oral Torah. 

The written Torah is the established words of the Tanach - the stories of the patriarchs and matriarchs, the teachings of the prophets, the poetry of the Psalms.

The Oral Torah is the Jewish history of discussions and elaborations and fables inspired by the Written Torah. 

The Written...Read more...

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Register for the BHA Members Picnic: you can sign up for one of three shifts throughout the day.  We are limited to 50 people in the parking lot at one time, please adhere to the...Read more...

I hope you found the Days of Awe to be inspiring and renewing, whether you celebrated them with BHA, another community around the world, or in the quiet privacy of your own thoughts. 

I want to share here some of the videos from the Days of Awe and then also some resources that might be of use in celebrating Sukkot. 

All of the BHA videos from Yom Kippor and Rosh Hashona are accessible...Read more...

Hello Friends:

In these last few days before Rosh Hashona, I wanted to be sure to share some resources, both practical and spiritual, to help us navigate these Days of Awe. 

It might be useful to remember that the work of this season is the same as it has ever been, even if the mechanism by which we do that work is significantly different than in...Read more...

This Thursday marks the beginning of the Hebrew month of Elul, which means that Rosh Hashona is just about on month away. 

On a practical level, we will be celebrating the Days of Awe differently this year - services will primarily be online, hopefully with some...Read more...