Hillel Professionals Engaged in Shabbat Manifesto

A Jewish role model recently introduced me to the Shabbat Manifesto. For the first time in a few years, I felt that I could tap into Shabbat.

Inspired by this work, I am helping to organize a group of 10 Hillel professionals nationwide who will over the course of 10 weeks observe each of the 10 principles outlined in the Manifesto. Each week, at the end of Shabbat, we will post our reflections, creations, experiments, and experiences to a shared blog. The 10 weeks will culminate on the Shabbat preceding 10/10/2010.

As Jewish professionals, we are excited by the opportunity to engage in a Jewish experience that is not for our students, but for us. And in creating this experience for ourselves, we are also modeling for our students creative Jewish enterprise.