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10/29/2026

Build the community of your dreams!

Whether you are excited about bringing people together to study Torah, sing, share tefillot, or engage in acts of ḥesed, Hadar will provide the structure, funding, and guidance to help you build a group right where you are.

Learn more and apply using the link in the top comment - applications are due November 1st!

10/28/2026

Prayer is central to our tradition. Its many forms are learned from various biblical figures, many of whom appear in this week's parashah. But what happens when you want to pray and cannot find the words? How does Yishmael teach us to be heard by God without using words? Find out in R. Avi Strausberg’s Dvar Torah for VaYera, available through the link in the 1st comment.

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10/22/2026

Are you a high school student with an original idea about a Jewish text?

The Ateret Zvi Prize for Hidushei Torah is open exclusively to current high school students! Write an essay that offers an original interpretation of a classical Jewish text with a meaningful application for our lives today, and get a chance to win $2,500!

Learn more about the criteria for submission through the link in the top comment.

10/21/2026

Our parashah introduces Avram and Sarai as being childless for years, yet God promises them offspring as innumerable as the stars. Given the Torah’s description of Sarai as barren, we can infer years of trying to have children, met with frustration and sadness.

What does it take to believe in a future promise while living in a hopeless present? Find out in R. Avi Strausberg’s Dvar Torah for Noah, available through the link in the 1st comment.

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10/19/2026

Got winter break plans?

Registration is now open for Hadar’s week-long immersive experience for students and young adults!

Join us for a stimulating week of Torah study, Jewish music, prayer, shared meals, and conversation, while connecting with an incredible network of peers excited about learning and working to build bolder, more ambitious, and more meaningful Jewish lives.

Registration is available through the link in the top comment.

10/15/2026

Ready to dive deeper into the Mitzvot of Hanukkah and the stories behind its cherished traditions?

Through the give-and-take of the Talmud and our halakhic tradition, this companion invites you to ask questions like: What candles do we light? Where do we light them, how and why?

This Hanukkah - find more intention about bringing more light into the world - order by Monday, October 19, to get a hard copy delivered to you - using the link in the top comment.

10/15/2026

After witnessing the corruption of His newly created creatures, God decides to erase creation through a raging flood.
After the witnessing the destruction of the world - Noah decides to build an altar to God.

How does Noah find such hope? Find out in R. Avi Strausberg’s Dvar Torah for Noah, available through the link 1st comment.

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10/14/2026

Hadar’s 5787 weekly Divrei Torah are here!
Subscribe to receive weekly essays in your inbox - link in the top comment.

10/13/2026

In a wide-ranging interview with The Times of Israel, Rabbi Yitz Greenberg reflects on six decades of writing, teaching, and refining his theological vision in conversation with a changing Jewish world.

His new two-volume collection, Life Against Death, brings together foundational essays alongside new reflections on how his thinking has evolved—and what our unfolding reality asks of us today.

Read the full interview at the link in the top comment.

10/12/2026

Few mitzvot are as cherished as lighting the Hanukkah candles. Hadar's new companion explores the story behind the ritual. What candles do we light? Where, and how?

Through the give-and-take of the Talmud and our halakhic tradition, these pages invite learners to ask deeper questions about what it means to remember, to hope, and to bring light into the world.

The companion is available for free (we simply ask for a donation to cover shipping costs), and if you place your order by Monday, October 19 - you’ll receive it in time for Hanukkah.

Learn more and place your order using the link the top comment.

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