What does social entrepreneurship look like in a Jewish context? How can concepts honed in a business context be employed in a spiritual fashion? And can the beit midrash, the traditional Jewish house of study, be reinvented for a new generation of spiritual seeker and Jewish learner? Bryan and Rachael raise these questions and others with guests Cyd Weissman, Reconstructing Judaism’s assistant vice president for innovation and impact, and rabbinical student Bec Richman. Cyd, who also teaches entrepreneurism, delves into the basic principles and how it is embodied in a grant program she administers. One thing she teaches is for entrepreneurs to “leave solutions at the door” and learn what “customers” actually want and need. Bec, a serial social entrepreneur who looks to Cyd as a mentor, discusses the process behind launching a new beit midrash geared for learners at different levels.

Subscribe by Email

This podcast is produced by Reconstructing Judaism. Visit us at ReconstructingJudaism.org.

Special Guests: Bec Richman and Cyd Weissman.

Support Evolve

Links:

• The Auerbach Entrepreneurial & Reconstructionist Incubator Grants | Reconstructing Judaism
• SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva — SVARA is a traditionally radical yeshiva dedicated to the serious study of Talmud and committed to the Queer experience.
• Hadar's Rising Song Institute | Hadar.org
• Ritualwell | Tradition & Innovation