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I’d Rather Be Me: An Interview with Jewish Performer Shayna Goldberg

Cantor Rosalie Will

January 31, 2022

Twenty-year-old Shayna Goldberg is young adult songleader and performer with EPIC Players, a New York-based nonprofit theatre company that opens the stage to all types of artists and seeks to shine a light on neurodiverse talent. Shayna is part of the Adath Emanu-El community in Mount Laurel, N.J.

Jewish Music

Meet the Man Amplifying the Sounds of the Borscht Belt

Andrew Silow-Carroll

April 7, 2021

Growing up, Aaron Bendich would spend lots of time with his grandfather Max in the North Bronx, in a house “filled to the brim” with records, videotapes, and CDs. Among Max’s collection were recordings of Yiddish songs and other Jewish music.

Fast forward a

Nine images of Jewish leaders expounding on the parts of the Passover seder

Worship

Share These Videos by Reform Jewish Leaders for Your Passover Seder

March 16, 2021

Reform leaders from North America and the UK share videos to accompany your Passover festivities. Each video is 2-6 minutes long and contains blessings, songs, and insights that perfectly supplement any seder and add a unique element to your celebration.

Closeup of a white seder plate with a colorful rim set upon a white tablecloth

Worship

This New Reform Haggadah Combines Liturgy, Poetry, and Art

C.E. Harrison

March 1, 2021

The Central Conference for American Rabbis (CCAR) has published a brand new Haggadah. Mishkan HaSeder combines traditional liturgy with an array of contemporary poetry, as well as abstract illustrations that provide readers with something unique to glean from its pages.

The three members of Abraham Jam performing on stage together with purple lighting behind them

Jewish Music

Seekers in Song: Meet Abraham Jam, the Muslim/Jewish/Christian Musical Trio

Aron Hirt-Manheimer

February 1, 2021

We chat with singer-songwriter, percussionist, and multi-instrumentalist Billy Jonas about Abraham Jam, a trio of internationally renowned musicians who have teamed up to create art strengthened by diversity.

Silver star of David and a hamsa hanging from a key ring

Torah Study

The Three H's of Jewish Life: Head, Heart, and Hands

Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs

January 11, 2021

I envisioned an investigator examining our homes and our lifestyles to determine whether enough about us would convince a jury that we were indeed Jews. What would they look for? Would they deem us Jewish?

Racial Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Watch "Healing, Hope, Action," a Reform Jewish Gathering after the U.S. Capitol Insurrection

Kate Bigam Kaput

January 8, 2021

Before the start of Shabbat, the Reform Jewish community hosted a live webinar, "Healing, Hope, Action: A Reform Movement Pre-Shabbat Gathering," sharing a Jewish framing for what we’re experiencing communally and as a country.

Two Shabbat candles glowing in the darkness

Disaster Relief

Jewish Resources for Coping with the Insurrection in Washington, D.C.

C.E. Harrison

Kate Bigam Kaput

January 6, 2021

What we saw Wednesday was not just an unprecedented assault on the U.S. Capitol but on our constitutional democracy and the values we as Reform Jews – and Americans of all faiths and cultural backgrounds – hold so dear.

Screenshot from of One Breath music video depicting various people singing on a Zoom screen

Racial Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

“of One Breath”: A New Song and Video Represents the Way the World Should Be

C.E. Harrison

December 14, 2020

I want everyone to hear the poetry of these young people’s lives; they are about joy, accomplishment, and love. And I want others to join them. The lyric “We know we are whole” means all of us; the glue uniting us is God’s breath that we all have inside and deserves to be heard.

Screenshot from the video Puppy for Hanukkah of a child holding a puppy next to a Hanukkah menorah

Arts and Culture

Daveed Diggs Has Dropped the Best (and Cutest) Hanukkah Song of 2020

Kate Bigam Kaput

December 4, 2020

This adorable new Hanukkah jam, replete with rapping kids, a bit of klezmer music, and gift-wrapped puppies at the end is exactly what we needed to bring much-needed light and levity to a difficult year.

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I’d Rather Be Me: An Interview with Jewish Performer Shayna Goldberg

Meet the Man Amplifying the Sounds of the Borscht Belt

Share These Videos by Reform Jewish Leaders for Your Passover Seder

This New Reform Haggadah Combines Liturgy, Poetry, and Art

Seekers in Song: Meet Abraham Jam, the Muslim/Jewish/Christian Musical Trio

The Three H's of Jewish Life: Head, Heart, and Hands

Watch "Healing, Hope, Action," a Reform Jewish Gathering after the U.S. Capitol Insurrection

Jewish Resources for Coping with the Insurrection in Washington, D.C.

“of One Breath”: A New Song and Video Represents the Way the World Should Be

Daveed Diggs Has Dropped the Best (and Cutest) Hanukkah Song of 2020

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