Baruch Dayan Ha'emet: Remembering Rabbi Lynne Landsberg
It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of Rabbi Lynne F. Landsberg, z’l.
Sh'ma: A Poem
Say it when the priests go eat the sacrifice.
Say it when the stars appear.
Say it until midnight.
Say it before dawn.
Say it in the morning light.
Say it when you rise, when you lie down,
in the desert, in walled cities,
in your house and on the road.
Mishpatim, Fast Food, and Our Responsibility to Farm Workers
Recently, members of my temple demonstrated at a Wendy’s, urging the company to join the Fair Food Program to ensure living wages and safe conditions for farm workers.
How Two Torahs Found a New Home in Indonesia
Learn how Indonesia’s Jewish community – spread across six islands spanning nearly 3000 kilometers – recently tripled the number of Torahs available in the country.
We All Deserve Access to God
The progress the Jewish community has made around inclusion is to be commended – but it’s important to be consistent with a message of inclusion, and not to confuse the concepts of diversity and inclusion.
How We're Creating an Open and Inclusive Space at Summer Camp
For the last few years, URJ Camp Harlam has continually sought to create an open and safe community – an environment that is understanding and accepting, where bias and prejudice will not be tolerated.
How to Foster Inclusive Worship in Your Congregation
The purpose of this webinar, “Inclusive Worship for Clergy – A Discussion,” was to provide our communities with ideas and broader thinking around disabilities inclusion – particularly in worship and prayer settings.
My Israeli Child Just Graduated High School - and the Army is Next
Like every Israeli parent, I have learned that the obligations of living in the Jewish state hit home hardest when kids graduate from high school.
Women Facing West: Standing up to Gender Discrimination at the Wall
At the Kotel, I was confused as to why I was being completely rejected from the most central place of meaning in my religion. I didn’t know how to react.
Winter Olympics 2018: 5 Jewish Storylines to Watch
Jewish fans won’t have quite as many standout athletes to cheer for this year as in 2016, but there are several compelling Jewish stories to catch up on before the action starts.