Compassion. Integrity. Spirit.
By Harvey Freedenberg, Published in the January/February 2022 (Tevet/Shevat 5782) edition of Hashaliach, by Beth El Temple, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Imagine the pleasure of spending an invigorating andyet deeply restful Shabbat at a 400-acre retreat center insouthern New England at the … Continued
By Rabbi Shawn Israel Zevit The Nature of Our Calling was published October 14, 2021 in Jewish Exponent. Parshat Lech-Lecha Dedicated to All the sacred work of menschwork.org and my father Lester Zevit, Eliezer Shimon b. Shoshana V’Ahron Yosef HaKohen … Continued
This episode features my conversation with Rabbi Shawn Zevit of Miskan Shalom and Menschwork. We discuss his work with congregants of all genders, his personal history in the men’s movement, relationships between fathers and sons, the limitations of language, and how to (and how not to) engage men in consciousness-raising work.
Allen Spivack and Yosaif August
(excerpted from “Brother Keepers: New Perspectives on Jewish Masculinity”, edited by Rabbi Shawn Zevit and Harry Brod)
Jewish men gather-to pray, share stories, solve a vexing problem, to complain, and even to worry a bit. Yes, generations of Jewish men have found their ways of connecting and through a variety of affiliations have found unique opportunities to connect as men and as Jews. The typical synagogue not so many years ago depended on men to bring their skills to ensure that the “shul” remained a vibrant, thriving institution.