Jerusalem: Living Between the Dream and the Reality
Bridging the tensions between the grandiose vision of “Jerusalem on high” and the daily reality of “Jerusalem of low” requires significant effort from all of us.
Walking on Holy Ground
Walking on holy ground. That’s what Pastor Rosemary Sanchez-Guzman called it. She wasn’t speaking about the physical act of walking.
Shavuot in Jerusalem: A Night of Study and a Day to Surf
I know that Shavuot is near when I can hear the fruit vendors in the shuk (open-air market) extolling the virtues of the newly arrived crops of peaches, plums, apricots, and nectarines.
How Marketing Transformed My Work in the Jewish Community
My congregation received a grant to help with advertising costs for A Taste of Judaism® course and it has transformed my work to welcome people to the Jewish community.
Progressive Jerusalem: The Great Unifier
Every four years, Progressive Jews from around the world would pilgrimage to Jerusalem to learn with and from each other and to forge personal connections with the holy land.
Shavuot: The Day God and the Jewish People Wed
The day the Israelites stood at the foot of Mount Sinai, preparing to encounter God, is understood in midrash as the day of marriage between God and the Jewish people.
On Yom Yerushalayim, Pour Out a Few Drops of Wine
On Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day, I will pour a few drops of wine onto the ground here in Israel to remember the suffering of the Palestinians.
On Shavuot, Diverse Voices in One Community
Shavuot provides an ideal Jewish textual grounding for celebrating our diversity, and lifting up various and dissenting voices within our community.
Building Capacity for Change in Congregational Education through Communities of Practice
Our work has revealed to us several key principles about building capacity for leading change in congregational education.