Is Halloween Right for Your Jewish Family?
Do Jews celebrate Halloween? Well, it depends on whom you ask. Reform Jews seem to be particularly divided on the subject of celebrating the spooky holiday.
Will you sweep away the innocent along with the guilty?
Each year at this time when we begin the third portion of the Torah, we reunite with biblical Abraham, and I am transported to a panel discussion in which I learned perhaps the deepest value of his character. In 2006 I attended an evening program of a social justice conference at a synagogue.
How Jewish Summer Camp Gave Me My Whole World – and How I’m Giving Back
Recent California wildfires devastated Camp Newman’s physical space. I feel that it is my duty – and my honor – to give back to the camp that has given me the world.
Building a Jewish Community... Three Hours Away from the Nearest Torah
Even so far away from my home, the words we prayed were familiar, and the melodies connected us all.
Listen Up!: This Podcast Will Make You a Stronger Jewish Leader
Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg in their podcast “Judaism Unbound” feature several Reform Jewish leaders discussing ideas about Jewish life today -- and tomorrow.
5 Benefits of Making Summer Camp the Focus of Our Year
Two years ago, Temple Judea in Coral Gables, FL made a dramatic shift in our K-6 religious education program. We were running a very good religious school, but we were not seeing the results we wanted in the areas of community building, positivity, or skill development.
What’s More Jewish Than Comedy?℠
From the Marx Brothers to the Three Stooges, George Burns to Mel Brooks, Woody Allen to Joan Rivers, Jews dominate the comedy industry. Why are we so funny?
National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Civil rights in the workplace
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and an important time to reflect on the barriers people with disabilities face when trying to find employment.
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