7 Seder Traditions from Around the World
One host strives to keep the seder lively and engaging for everyone – and broaden participants’ understanding of what it means to join in the storytelling.
Know Before Whom You Stand: A Poem for the 6 Million
This poem reflects the intensity of bearing witness at Majdanek, the Nazi extermination camp located in Lublin. The title, “Know Before Whom You Stand,” is a phrase that often appears above the Ark in the sanctuary of the synagogue.
Their Memory is My Memory: A Millennial Perspective on Holocaust Remembrance
The Holocaust did not impact my family in the same way of my peers whose grandparents are survivors, or my colleagues whose families escaped the war. Yet as a Jew, it is still my history.
A Week in the Life: Memory, Celebration, Social Justice, and Peace
As the sorrow and mourning of Yom HaZikaron give way to Yom HaAtzmaut’s jubilation and pride, we understand that we cannot have one without the other.
What It Means to Be Religious Zionists
As religious Zionists, Israel’s Reform leaders continually reinvent an Israeli Judaism that is authentic, inclusive, and ever-adapting to our evolving religious civilization.
3 Lessons from the Torah about Sexual Violence
Three major takeaways from the Biblical story of Shechem and Dinah raise many questions about healthy sexual relationships, consent, and common themes across instances of sexual assault.
6 Ways to Be Transparent and Collaborative in Your Congregational Work
With a little planning, and maybe a little help from technology, we can make our work and our organizations more transparent, enabling us to collaborate more effectively for a healthy, strong congregation.
What Exactly Do We Mean by “Happiness”?
We have been talking a lot about “happiness” in Jewish education lately. Let’s begin by owning that the term “happiness” is challenging. In our vernacular it has a shallow and trivial connotation.
6 Ways to Join WRJ in Honoring All Mothers This Mother's Day
Women of Reform Judaism is partnering with Jewish Women International (JWI) for the annual Flower Project, and we need your help to make as big an impact as possible.
18 Tweets Your Temple's Twitter Account Has Got to Try
Go ahead: Be creative. Browse other congregations’ accounts for ideas and inspiration. And above all else, don’t be afraid to make your account unique, interactive and fun!