Matzat is pleased to announce the launch of Radical Torah.
Radical Torah is a weblog which features multiple takes on parshat hashavua (the weekly Torah portion), as seen through the lens of progressive religious and political viewpoints. The project seeks to create a resource of authentically Jewish responses to pertinent social justice issues, timed in accordance with their relevancy to the Jewish calendar.
Browsable by parsha, topic, holiday, and Hebrew calendar month, the goal is to put “radical Torah” at the fingertips of the Jewish social action community for which there are limited resources accessible on- and offline.
Many secular Jews who identify strongly with the Jewish social action tradition often feel alienated and repressed by our religious tradition. One of the primary aims of Radical Torah is to provide this group with Torah that is empowering and which confirms their deepest convictions towards issues of social justice. Thus, for the secular Jewish activist, Radical Torah can be a catalyst for Jewish engagement.
For the observant Jewish activist, the website can be a useful research tool and educational forum, as well as a community hub for “social action scholars” that transcends the confines of institutions and locales.
At this stage we are seeking qualified contributors who are able to provide commentaries on the weekly Torah portion in relation to these topic areas, on a weekly, bi-weekly, or even monthly basis. If you or somone you know may be interested in contributing, please contact us at editor at radicaltorah dot org.