As we count up towards Shavuot, in anticipation of revelation and celebrating the gift of Torah, we also approach a phase of endemic living. What better time than now to read the Book of Ruth, a story of two women who have to rebuild their lives post-trauma.

Come think about leadership lessons as we build and rebuild community, dancing at the boundaries in this space between Pesach and Shavuot, Pandemic and Endemic, Exhaustion and – we pray – Rejuvenation.

Rebuilding Community will be a four-part, weekly, 30-minute, interactive opportunity that will feature a close reading of a Jewish text and a corresponding piece of art inspiring us to delve into the passage’s meaning and determine how we might apply it to our own leadership challenges.  Join us Wednesdays at 12:00 PM ET!

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Session 1: May 11, 2022

“Chapter One: Ruth and the Long Embrace of Acceptance”

View the recording here.

View the source sheet on Ruth: 1-21 here.

The chat from the session can be found here.

Session 2: May 18, 2022

“Chapter Two: What’s a Man of Valor? Boaz in Art and Text”

View the recording here.

View the source sheet on Ruth 2:1-16 here.

The chat from the session can be found here.

Session 3: May 25, 2022

“Chapter Three: Ruth’s Search for a Redeemer”

View the recording here.

View the source sheet on Ruth 3:1-18 here.

The chat from the session can be found here.

Session 4: June 1, 2022

“Birth and Re-Birth”

View the recording here.

View the source sheet on Ruth 4:9-17 here.

The chat from the session can be found here.