Shabbat with Friends Blog

🌟 Spotlight on Two Emerging Programs   We’re thrilled to share two exciting initiatives from Shabbat with Friends , both recently awarded grants. They are highlighted in this week’s HaShavua  Nigun Song Circle    Funded by Hadar Community Groups , this program draws on the Hadar Institute’s rich resources to teach nigunim  (wordless melodies), liturgical songs, Sabbath table songs, and original compositions. These melodies come alive at our Musical Shabbat Gatherings .     �

Josh Leifer, one of the sharpest Jewish voices out there, has a piece in Haaretz  that really hit home for me. He coins the phrase “conflictedly connected”  to describe where so many American Jews find themselves right now—and honestly, it couldn’t feel more accurate. Reading his article felt like he was telling my own story. How do we make sense of rising antisemitism and anti-Zionism coming from both ends of the political spectrum? On the right, we’re watching figures like

More than one hundred and sixty people from all over the United States joined the online public lecture by Rabbi Arthur Green on "Judaism After 2025." The attendees included dozens of rabbis, Jewish community leaders, and many New Mexican locals who have been reading with me from Rabbi Green's teachings. Here are links from Rabbi Arthur Green's important and timely lecture: Judaism After 2025 given on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Please share widely because it is important