Show Off Your Audacious Hospitality: Apply for a Belin Award
If your congregation promotes audacious hospitality by welcoming and engaging seekers, members, and others to build a more vibrant Jewish world, apply for a Belin Award.
Why We Offer Green Burial in Our Community
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation’s commitment to environmental stewardship includes offering a green burial option. It’s the first Jewish congregation in the area to do so.
This is Our Fight: What’s Next for NFTY’s Gun Violence Prevention Efforts
We are proud of the progress we have made, and we continue to lead the fight to end gun violence in every community – and, ultimately, to create a safer future for the generations that come after us.
Remembering Rabbi Larry Raphael, z"l, and His Torah of Kindness
I’m writing too many eulogies for my teachers these days. But when Larry Raphael died on Sunday, I wanted to put some thoughts into writing, for he was truly special.
How to KonMari Your Pantry (and Your Life) in Time for Passover
Kondo teaches us to organize our stuff and toss what we don’t need, using a method centered around inventorying everything we own and getting rid of anything that doesn’t serve a purpose or “spark joy.”
A Jewish Supremacist Party was Disqualified from the Knesset
Against the Jewish voices preaching ethnocentrism, chauvinism, and racism, we are the voice of Judaism that is committed to religious pluralism and gender equality.
It’s Never Too Late To Begin: Remembering Rabbi Lawrence Raphael, z”l
Rabbi Larry Raphael, z”l, died on March 17, 2019 at the age of 74. Read his thoughts on the blessings of lifelong Jewish learning.
Raising our Voices in Peace: My Experience at the Western Wall
We read in Pirkei Avot, “Be among the disciples of Aaron – seek peace and pursue it.” One of our highest aspirations as Jews is to establish peace within our homes, within our communities, and in our world. Sh'lom bayit (peace in the home) is a core value of Jewish life.
How One Congregation Is Innovating to Expand its Vision and Reach
As a rabbi, I ruminate over these questions: What should synagogue life include? What should comprise a fulfilling year in the life of a synagogue?