Notes from Chevruta: “I wear my running away shoes 7 days a week”
“I’m always very aware of being the only Jew in the room. You will notice depending on the conversation going on in the room.”
Like the world, we are shattered. Like the world, we are whole.
Like the world, we are shattered. Like the world, we are whole.
Chevrutah
Chevrutah, חַבְרוּתָא, a fellowship
What is chevrutah? It’s a fellowship, like “fellowship of the ring,” only Jewish. It is a way of learning, a friendship of knowledge.
Chevrutah is a friendly way of learning common to the study of Jewish texts. A chevrutah is usually a pair of people with similar levels of knowledge. The pair is also part of a larger group of pairs, who share their knowledge and interpretations with each other. It’s kind of like having a lab partner for chemistry class.
The longer you study together, the more rewarding the relationship becomes.
Reading On (Not) Reading Anne Frank
Reading the essay On (Not) Reading Anne Frank gave participants space to discuss their own experiences with their Jewish identity, and the anti-Semitism they may have faced in the Netherlands.