Recent posts from Morethodoxy.org a blog co authored by Rabbi Shafner

Sunset: On Being Halachikly Alive

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:49:38 +0000 - “Halachikly alive.” It’s a term that, ironically enough, is only used when we’re in a situation of death and dying. My mother-in-law, who until a few months ago was a vivacious wife, mother, grandmother and Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Nutrition, is today, heart wrenchingly, only halachikly alive. This, the result of a stroke and […]

The Stranger Within Your Gates: Answering Questions about Bais Abraham’s Recent Eshel Shabbat by Rabbi Hyim Shafner

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:36:55 +0000 - On a recent Shabbat, Bais Abraham hosted speakers from Eshel (www.eshelonline.org), a national organization building communities of support, learning, and inclusion for Orthodox lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Jews. The three speakers were LGBT Orthodox individuals, two of whom came to observance later in life and one of whom grew up Chassidic. They each shared […]

Gonna Celebrate Pesach Like It’s 5773 – Rabbi Barry Gelman

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 05:13:17 +0000 - I recently listened to a shiur on the subject of Pesach wherein the Rabbi insisted that currently we celebrate the spiritual freedom of Pesach (Mitcheila Ovdei Avodah Zara HaYu Avoteinu) and not the physical freedom expressed in the Haggadah (Avadim HeYeinu L’Paroh B’Mitzrayim). He noted that since we are under the jurisdiction of others, we […]

04/13: Rabbi Shafner comments on the experience of LGBT Orthodox Jews in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bais Abraham fundraiser welcomes Rabbi Marc Angel

Bais Abraham welcomes noted historian for talk on archaeological discoveries

Bais Abraham, Torah MiTzion offer family learning series

God, with Training Wheels: Rabbi Hyim Shafner has been blowing his shofar for weeks now.

Bais Abraham's Purim Seudah A Success

Bais Abe focuses on feminism and Orthodox Judaism

First woman president of a St. Louis modern orthodox synagogue

Orthodoxy and Diversity: How Open Should Our Communities Be?

A Passover message from Rabbi Shafner

Bais Abe offers Hebrew language immersion Sunday School

Aliyah Schneider, a former St. Louisan and participant in the 'WUJS: Land, Language, and Society' program in Israel, was recently interviewed by the St. Louis Jewish Federation. When asked what she misses about St. Louis, she had this to say:
"Bais Abe. A shul like Bais Abe doesn't exist in Jerusalem. It's diverse; it's out-of-the-box. It's me."
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Bais Abraham hosts Midwest JOFA Conference

Bais Abraham alumna in Israel remembers her unique Shul